Stars of Variety

1939 film
  • 30 March 1939 (1939-03-30) (Hungary)
  • 14 April 1939 (1939-04-14) (Germany)
Running time
86 minutesCountriesGermany
HungaryLanguageGerman

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

German version

  • 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 - Inspizient
  • Jack Trevor as Jeffrey Keats
  • Victor Janson as Varietédirektor
  • Willi Schur as Serna - Dompteur
  • Hans Adalbert Schlettow as Tom
  • Rudolf Klein-Rogge as Kommissar Wiedemann
  • Erwin Biegel as Kellner in der Artistenpension
  • Eduard von Winterstein as Theaterarzt
  • Else Ehser as Emilie Schmitz - Garderobiere
  • Julia Serda as Frau Turner
  • Franz Gamberti as Körting - Requisiteur
  • Michael von Newlinsky as Kellner im Restaurant
  • Klaus Pohl as Varietéarzt
  • Terry Carlton as Steptanz-Paar
  • Tommy Ovary as Steptanz-Paar

Hungarian version

References

  1. ^ Waldman p.182
  2. ^ Klaus p.133
  3. ^ Rentschler p.273

Bibliography

  • 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.

External links

  • German version at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • Hungarian version at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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