Somersault into bliss
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Somersault into bliss |
| Country of production | Austria |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1934 |
| length | 86 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Fritz Schulz |
| script |
Rudolf Bernauer Karl Farkas based on an idea by Max Colpet |
| production |
Erich Morawsky Rudi Loewenthal |
| music | Hans May |
| camera | Viktor Gluck |
| cut | Paul Falkenberg |
| occupation | |
and Theodor Danegger , Dario Medina , Herta Natzler , Ernst Proeckl , Fritz Puchstein , Wilhelm Schich , Franz Schier , Karl Skraup , Etha von Storm | |
Salto in die Seligkeit is an Austrian comedy film by Fritz Schulz , who also played the leading role. Olly Gebauer played at his side .
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Fritz Wiesinger is a talented artist, but unfortunately without work. Since he has a lot of ideas, one day he calls in at the Rudi Mays department store and makes suggestions on how to get the poorly running shop going again with a few smart ideas for better advertising and external presentation. May's managing director Braun likes these suggestions so much that he "sells" them to his boss, Mr. May, as his own. Wiesinger's existence is kept secret from May by Braun, instead the hunger artist is said to be hired as a false customer. From now on, he will give the "animator" to real customers and skillfully persuade them to purchase goods from May.
One day Fritz meets pretty Anny on the tram. Both are immediately likeable, and one day the little flower seller visits the May department store just to buy Fritz an inexpensive wristwatch. Due to a misunderstanding, she believes that her Fritz, whose job she does not yet know and who has expensive watches presented to him in the fine business thread, has other women as friends, and hastily leaves the business. House detective Kriegel prevents Fritz from running after her because he fears that Fritz wants to run away in the expensive work suit.
Another woman in this story is the revue dancer Ilona. She is in a relationship with the department store owner May. She also does not know about Wiesinger's role in her friend's shop and considers him to be a wealthy aristocrat in his noble outfit. Therefore she invites Fritz to the establishment where she is performing. Ilona plans to persuade Fritz to invest his money in May's business. Things soon get out of control: Mr. May, whom the devious managing director Braun has withheld from Fritz as a clever source of ideas, considers his employee Wiesinger to be the wealthy Baron Rilioli, who he could tap into financially, while Anny is told by May's house detective Kriegel that Fritz is merely a prevented shoplifter.
But then everything clears up. Fritz Wiesinger explains to Mr. May who he really is and makes it clear to him that his clever advertising ideas are better than any big credit. Finally, he also performs a promotional song that will soon make the rounds and restructure May's business in the long term. May is so enthusiastic that a little later he hands over Fritz Braun's post. And of course the new manager and the good flower girl Anny become a couple.
Production notes
Salto into Bliss began on August 24, 1934 and ended the following month. The film premiered in the Austrian capital on November 23, 1934. The mass start was on December 7th of the same year. In view of the strong Jewish participation (director and leading actor Schulz, screenwriter Rudolf Bernauer , cameraman Viktor Gluck , the actors Rosy Barsony and Felix Bressart , the composer Hans May , the producer Rudi Loewenthal etc.) the film was not released in Hitler's Germany. The German premiere did not take place until December 9, 1950. There the film was given the new title A Sunday in Summer in Vienna .
Oskar Etwanik and Stefan Wessely were responsible for the film construction, Gerdago for the costumes. Alfred Norkus provided the sound, while Karl Ehrlich was production manager.
music
The following songs by Hans Mays were played:
- May, May, May
- A Sunday as sunny as never before
- In passing, happiness sometimes laughs at us
Karl Farkas wrote the lyrics .
Reviews
Paimann's film lists summed up: “After a very weak start, the weak plot lifts noticeably. The director saves her from emotional drudgery from Vienna , but also misses the connection with the more modern comedy style: She lacks one last thing. Proven comedians of both sexes are used more or less discreetly (...) After all, a good medium film. "
On film.at it says: “Fritz Schulz realized the first independent film by a Viennese production company in the personal union of director, co-producer and leading actor. With his directorial debut, the bustling actor and author achieved a spirited mix of Viennese film and crime grotesque. Schulz skilfully assembled popular local clichés - the sweet Viennese girl, the amusing whiners, etc. - into a plot that is committed to the tradition of confusion. "
"Musical mix-up comedy that already offered quite old-fashioned entertainment at the time of its (belated) German premiere."
Web links
- Background report in the Neue Freie Presse
- Salto in the bliss in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Somersault into bliss at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b A Sunday in summer in Vienna. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed August 15, 2018 .
- ↑ Somersault in bliss in Paimann's film lists
- ^ Salto in bliss on film.at
