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Operetta Films 1907–38

Films of operettas from the German stage.

Abraham

  • Die Privatsekretärin, 1931, screen operetta, dir. Thiele.
  • Viktoria und ihr Husar, 1931, dir. Oswald; 1954, dir. Schündler.
  • Die Blume von Hawai, 1933, dir. Oswald; 1953, dir. Cziffra. (80–81)
  • Bál a Savoyban [Ball im Savoy], 1935 (with Alpár), 1st Hungarian musical film, dir, Stefan Szekely; 1955, Ball im Savoy, dir. Martin. (42)
  • Die entführte Braut [Roxy und ihr Wunderteam], 1938, dir. Vásáry, later renamed Roxy und das Wunderteam.

Ascher

  • Marie’s Soldier [Der Soldat der Marie], 1927 (silent), dir. Schönfelder.

Benatzky

  • Im weißen Rössl, 1935, dir. Carl Lamac; 1948 Argentine version, La Hosteria del Caballito Blanco, dir. Perojo; 1952, dir. Forst & Charell; 1960, in Gm and Fr versions (L’Auberge du Cheval Blanc), dir. Jacobs.

Berté/Schubert/Clutsam

  • Blossom Time, 1934 (with Tauber), dir. Stein, April Romance in USA (to avoid confusion with Romberg); Drei Mäderl von Schubert, 1936, dir. Emo.

Cuvillier

  • The Lilac Domino {Der lila Domino], 1937, dir. Zelnick.

Eysler

  • Der unsterbliche Lump, 1930, dir. Ucicky & May.

Fall

  • Die Dollarprinzessin, 1908, dir. Duskes, 1911 (Messters-Projektion).
  • Die Rose von Stambul, 1919 (with Massary), dir. Basch.
  • Die geschiedene Frau, 1926 (silent), Aafa-Film.
  • Madame Pompadour, 1927 (with Lillian Gish), dir. Wilcox (British film).
  • Der fidele Bauer, 1929 (silent), Ferry-Film.

Gilbert

  • Die keusche Susanne, 1926, dir. Eichberg; 1937, in Eng and Fr versions, The Girl in the Taxi and La Chaste Suzanne, dir. Berthomieu.
  • The Lady in Ermine [Die Frau im Hermelin], 1927, dir. Flood; Bride of the Regiment, 1930, dir. Dillon.

Heymann

  • Die Drei von der Tankstelle, 1930, screen operetta. dir. Thiele, Ufa’s first operetta (banned in 1937).
  • Der Kongreß tanzt, 1931, screen operetta, dir. Charell.

Jarno

  • Die Förster-Christl, 1925, dir. Zelnick; 1931, dir. Zelnick.

Jessel

  • Schwarzwaldmädel, 1933, dir. Zoch.

Kálmán

  • Die Csárdásfürstin, 1919, dir. Leyde; 1927, dir. Schwarz; 1934, dir. Jacoby, shot in Gm (with Eggerth) & Fr versions (Princesse Czardas, with Lemonnier) with diff casts.
  • Gräfin Mariza, 1925, dir. Steinhoff; 1932, dir. Oswald.
  • Die Zirkusprinzessin, 1929 (silent), dir. Janson.
  • Golden Dawn, 1930, screen operetta, dir. Enright.
  • Ronny, 1931, screen operetta, dir. Schünzel.
  • Die Faschingsfee, 1931 (with Ahlers), dir. Steinhoff.

Kollo

  • Wie einst im Mai, 1937, dir. Schneider-Edenkoben.

Künneke

  • Glückliche Reise, 1933, dir. Abel.
  • Der Vetter aus Dingsda, 1934, dir. Zoch.

Lehár

  • Die lustige Witwe, 1907, Deutsche Bioscop; 1907, Nordisk film (Sweden), 14 mins; 1908, Kalem film (USA); 1909, Brazilian film, c. 10 mins; 1912, Reliance-Majestic film (USA), 15 mins; 1913, Solax film, dir. Guy-Blaché; 1913, Elge-Gaumont; 1913 La Veuve joyeuse (Éclair Film, France); 1918, A Víg Özvegy (Hungarian), dir. Curtiz, 70 mins; 1925 The Merry Widow, dir. von Stroheim; 1934 (with MacDonald & Chevalier), simultaneous Eng & Fr versions, with change of cast except for MacDonald & Chevalier, dir. Lubitsch.
  • Der Graf von Luxemburg, 1909, dir. Messter (10 mins with synchronized records), 1926, dir. Gregor.
  • Wo die Lerche singt, 1918, same year as stage premiere, dir. Marischka; 1936 (with Eggerth), dir. Karel Lamac.
  • Der Rastelbinder, 1926 (silent), dir. Gottlein, Hanus & Mondet.
  • Paganini, 1926, dir. Rahn; 1934, as Gern hab’ ich die Frau’n geküßt, dir. Emo.
  • Die Fürstenkind, 1927 (silent), dir. J. & L. Fleck.
  • Der Zarewitsch, 1929 (silent), dir. J. & L. Fleck; 1933 (with Eggerth), dir. Janson, and dir. Janson & Bernard-Derosne in Fr (Son Altesse Impériale) with diff cast.
  • The Rogue Song [Zigeunerliebe], 1930 (with Tibbett), dir. Barrymore & Roach.
  • Das Land des Lächelns, 1930 (with Tauber), dir. Reichman.
  • Die große Attraktion, 1931 (with Tauber), dir. Reichmann.
  • Es war einmal ein Walzer, 1932 (with Eggerth), dir. Janson, text: Billy Wilder, Gm and Eng versions (Where Is This Lady?).
  • Friederike, 1932, dir. Friedmann-Frederich.
  • Großfürstin Alexandra, 1933, dir. Thiele.
  • Frasquita, 1934, dir. Carl Lamac.
  • Die ganze Welt dreht sich um Liebe [Clo-Clo], 1935 (with Eggerth), dir. Tourjansky.
  • Eva, 1935, dir. Riemann.

Millöcker

  • Der Bettelstudent, 1931, dir. Viktor Jansen, shot in Eng & Germ versions with diff casts; 1936, dir. Georg Jacoby, Ufa.
  • Millöcker/Mackeben, I Give My Heart [The Dubarry], 1935 (with Gitta Alpár), dir. Varney, The Loves of Madame Dubarry in USA.
  • Gasparone, 1937, dir. Jacoby.

Nedbal

  • Polenblut, 1934, dir. Karel Lamac.

Stolz

  • Zwei Herzen in Deivierteltakt, 1930, first Gm sound film, a screen operetta, dir. Bolváry, later adapted for stage as Der verlorene Walzer (1933).
  • Das Lied ist aus, 1930, dir. Bolváry, screen operetta containing song “Adieu, mein kleiner Gardeoffizier” (used in UK & US White Horse Inn).
  • Die lustigen Weiber von Wien, 1931, dir. Bolváry.
  • Liebeskommando, 1931, screen operetta, dir. Bolváry.

Straus

  • The Chocolate Soldier [Der tapfere Soldat], 1914, dir. Morton & Stange.
  • Ein Walzertraum, 1925, dir. Berger; 1931, The Smiling Lieutenant (with Chevalier), dir. Lubitsch.
  • Der letzte Walzer, 1927 (silent), dir. Robison, Ufa; 1934, dir. Jacoby; 1936, in Eng and Fr versions with some changes of cast, but Novotná retained as Vera, The Last Waltz, dir. Barry & Mittler, and La dernière valse, dir. Mittler.
  • Married in Hollywood [Hochzeit in Hollywood], 1929, dir. Silver, 1st Holywood sound operetta, only 12 mins survives).
  • Eine Frau, die weiss, was sie will, 1934 (Czech), dir. Binovec; 1934 (Germ), dir. Janson.
  • Les trois valses [Drei Wälzer], 1938 (with Printemps), dir. Berger.

Strauss

  • Der Zigeunerbaron, 1927, dir. Zelnick; 1935, shot simultaneously in Gm & Fr with diff casts, but Adolf Wöhlbrook retained as Sandor, Gm version dir. Hartl; 1935, Le Baron tzigane (Fr), dir. Chomette.
  • Die Fledermaus, 1931, made in Gm and Fr (La Chauve-souris) versions, dir. Karel Lamac; 1933, Waltz Time [Die Fledermaus], dir. Thiele; 1937, dir. Verhoeven.
  • Waltzes from Vienna, 1934, dir. Hitchcock, 1938, The Great Waltz, dir. Duvivier & Fleming.
  • Eine Nacht in Venedig, 1934, dir. Wiene.

Weill

  • Die Dreigroschenoper, 1931, simultaneously made in French with diff cast as L’Opéra de quat’ sous, dir. Pabst.

Zeller

  • Der Vogelhändler, 1935, dir. Emo.

Ziehrer

  • Die Landstreicher, 1937, dir. Karel Lamac.