Victoria and Her Hussar (1931 film)
Victoria and Her Hussar (German: Viktoria und ihr Husar) is a 1931 German musical film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Michael Bohnen, Friedel Schuster and Iván Petrovich.[1] It is an Operetta film based on the operetta Viktoria und ihr Husar by Paul Abraham which was itself inspired by a work by Emric Földes. Two later film versions of the operetta were made in 1954 and 1982.
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| German | Viktoria und ihr Husar |
| Directed by | Richard Oswald |
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| Based on | Viktoria und ihr Husar by Paul Abraham |
| Produced by | Richard Oswald |
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| Cinematography | Reimar Kuntze |
| Edited by | Else Baum |
| Music by | Paul Abraham |
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| Distributed by | Aafa-Film |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter.
Plot
A Hungarian Countess believes that her husband, a hussar officer in the Austro-Hungarian army, has been killed in the First World War. She becomes engaged to an American diplomat, only for her first husband to turn up still alive.
Cast
- Michael Bohnen as John Cunlight, American envoy
- Friedel Schuster as Viktoria, John's wife
- Iván Petrovich as Stefan Koltay, Hussar Rittmeister
- Willy Stettner as Count Ferry, Viktoria's brother
- Else Elster as O Lia San, Ferry's bride
- Gretl Theimer as Riquette, Viktoria's chambermaid
- Ernő Verebes as Jancyi, Koltay's lad
- Julius Falkenstein as Cossack
- Gyula Szőreghy as second Cossack
- Charles Willy Kayser as Taylor
- Eugen Neufeld as General
- Adolf E. Licho as Birinski
- Ernst Pittschau as secretary
- Carl Jöken as singer
- Friedl Weiss as dancer
References
- Höbusch, Harald (2016). "Mountain of Destiny": Nanga Parbat and Its Path Into the German Imagination. Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture. Boydell & Brewer. ISBN 9781571139580. JSTOR 10.7722/j.ctt19x3htv.
Bibliography
- Traubner, Richard (2003) [1983]. Operetta: A Theatrical History. Routledge. ASIN B000Q35ZR4. ISBN 0415966418.
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