Stars of Variety
(Redirected from Menschen vom Varieté)
| Stars of Variety | |
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| Directed by | Josef von Báky |
| Written by | Attila Orbók Erich Willke Thea von Harbou |
| Produced by | Heinz Landsmann Antal Takács |
| Starring | La Jana Christl Mardayn Karin Hardt |
| Cinematography | István Eiben |
| Edited by | Wolfgang Becker |
| Music by | Georg Haentzschel |
Production companies | Pictura-Film Hunnia Filmgyár |
| Distributed by | Märkische Film |
Release dates |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Countries | Germany Hungary |
| Language | German |
Stars of Variety (German: Menschen vom Varieté, Hungarian: A varieté csillagai) is a 1939 German-Hungarian drama film directed by Josef von Báky and starring La Jana, Christl Mardayn and Karin Hardt.[1] It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert A. Dietrich and Artur Günther. Separate German and Hungarian-language versions were produced.[3]
Cast
[edit]German version
[edit]- La Jana as Silvia Castellani
- Christl Mardayn as Alice Mc'Lean
- Karin Hardt as Gloria Mc'Lean
- Hans Holt as Freddy Danz
- Attila Hörbiger as Jack Carey
- Edith Oß as Ruby Mc'Lean
- Hans Moser as Miller - stage manager
- Jack Trevor as Jeffrey Keats
- Victor Janson as Manager of Variety
- Willi Schur as Serna - Dompteur
- Hans Adalbert Schlettow as Tom
- Rudolf Klein-Rogge as police inspector
- Erwin Biegel as Kellner in der Artistenpension
- Eduard von Winterstein as Theaterarzt
- Else Ehser as Emilie Schmitz - Dresser
- Julia Serda as Frau Turner
- Franz Gamberti as Körting - Requisiteur
- Michael von Newlinsky as Waiter in the restaurant
- Klaus Pohl as Varietéarzt
- Terry Carlton as Steptanz-Paar
- Tommy Ovary as Steptanz-Paar
Hungarian version
[edit]- Bella Bordy as Silvia Costelloni
- Pál Jávor as Jack Casey
- Antal Páger as Keats
- Erzsi Simor as Alice McLean
- Zita Szeleczky as Gloria
- Gerö Mály as Miller - Stage manager
- Piroska Vaszary as Schmitz - Dresser
- István Bársony as - Dompteur
- Béla Fáy as Detective
- Éva Libertiny as Girl in Variety
- Mária Lázár as Ruby
- Zoltán Szakáts as Police inspector
- Lajos Ujváry as Mátyás - Husband of Guesthouse woman
- Zoltán Várkonyi as Freddy Sanz
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1939. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.
- Rentschler, Eric. The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife. Harvard University Press, 1996.
- Waldman, Harry. Nazi Films in America, 1933–1942. McFarland, 2008.
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- 1939 films
- 1939 drama films
- German drama films
- Films of Nazi Germany
- 1930s German-language films
- Films directed by Josef von Báky
- Films with screenplays by Thea von Harbou
- German black-and-white films
- 1930s German films
- 1930s Hungarian-language films
- Hungarian drama films
- Hungarian black-and-white films
- Films shot in Budapest
- Films scored by Georg Haentzschel
- 1930s German film stubs