Vienna, you city of songs
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Vienna, you city of songs |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1930 |
| length | 101 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Richard Oswald |
| script |
Paul Morgan Ernst Neubach Max Ehrlich |
| production | Richard Oswald |
| music |
Hans May using Viennese melodies and Berlin hits |
| camera |
Friedl Behn-Grund Paul Holzki |
| occupation | |
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Wien, du Stadt der Lieder (also: Donauwellen ) is a German music and romance romance from 1930 by Richard Oswald , whose first sound film production this was, with Charlotte Ander , Paul Morgan and Igo Sym in the leading roles.
action
The pretty Steffi Korn, the blonde daughter of a Viennese instrument dealer, and the unemployed musician Pepi Pokorny could only get engaged in secret, because both parents are against this connection. Father Korn thinks that the master butcher Burgstaller is a much better match, especially since he has been keeping an eye on Steffi for some time. Burgstaller's saleswoman Ilona is not at all enthusiastic about this, because she would love to catch her boss herself. Burgstaller and Korn have something else in common: they are currently sharing a lottery ticket and firmly believe in their luck.
Caesar Grün, a typesetter for a newspaper, still has a chicken to pluck with Burgstaller. Green has been noticed unpleasantly several times while playing cards in Frau Bock's coffee house. He is constantly kibitzing and has already received a resounding slap in the face, including subsequent expulsion. Now the man seeks revenge. As a printer, he knows how to smuggle a perfect newspaper duck into the paper. Without further ado, Grün uses the message that the ticket number of Burgstaller and Korn was allegedly drawn for the main prize. The butcher is then completely excited, buys a luxurious vehicle and in his cockiness gives his business away to the employee Ilona. Now he is sure that he can finally marry Steffi.
Korn, certain of his share of the lot luck, also threw himself into expenses and completely refurnished his apartment. At a wine tavern in Grinzing , the big prize draw is celebrated accordingly, but at the end of the wine-women-and-singing party there is a dispute among those present. The next morning everyone involved has a hangover of a very special nature. Grün's newspaper duck becomes public, and the misery is big: Burgstaller has lost his business and Steffi still doesn't want to marry him. Rather, she and Pepi are the lottery winners. Now both can finally enter into the covenant of marriage. New shop owner Ilona turns out to be kind-hearted, because she doesn't even want to take over the butcher's business. Only then does Burgstaller notice what he has in his best sales force.
Production notes
Wien, du Stadt der Lieder was created between the end of January and mid-March 1930 in the UFA Ateliers in Neubabelsberg and was premiered on March 28, 1930 in the UFA Theater Universum. The Vienna premiere on 19 April 1930 shared the Circus Busch cinema at Praterstern (opened in 1917 and today, in 2019, still exists) and the Haydn-talkie cinema in the Mariahilferstrasse .
Richard Oswald was also the production manager. The film structures were designed by Franz Schroedter , and Hermann Stör provided the sound. Guido Bagier was in charge of sound production, Hans Conradi was in charge of sound engineering. The lyrics were written by Ernst Neubach , Hans Pflanzer and Robert Gilbert .
music
The following music tracks were played:
- You can get me for a six
- You can't do it ...
- I don't have a car, I don't have a manor
- Yes, there in Liebhardstal
- I can't live without you, lovely girl
- What then, what then ...
- Vienna, you city of songs
criticism
Paimann's film lists summed up: “Without many of the achievements of silent film, a farce has been mixed together here, which differs from its predecessors on the boards only in the simultaneous movement of the action on several locations. With the excellent cast available, however, the film looks excellent. "
Web links
- Vienna, O city of the songs in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Vienna, you city of songs at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Film Review. (...) Upcoming films. (…) Donau waves. In: Neues Wiener Journal , No. 13.057 / 1930 (XXXVIIIth volume), March 28, 1930, p. 13, column 3. (Online at ANNO ). .
- ↑ The film. (...) News from the film market. (…) Donau waves. In: Kleine Volks-Zeitung , No. 100/1930 (XXXVIIIth year), April 11, 1930, p. 12, column 3. (Online at ANNO ). .
- ^ Vienna, you city of songs in Paimann's film lists
