Burg Theatre 1936 Directed by Willi Forst Burgtheater

In this convoluted melodrama, an elderly thespian falls for a rising young starlet. He admits his love for her and then announces that he will retire. The young woman pretends she loves him too, but her real motive is to give her struggling lover, also an aspiring actor, a break.

Country Austria
Production Countries Austria , Germany
Language German
Spoken Language German
Gnere Drama
Release Date 25 December 1936
122 mins
Cast
Werner Krauss Friedrich Mitterer
Carl Esmond Josef Rainer
Hortense Raky Leni Schindler
Olga Tschechowa Baroness Seebach
Hans Moser Souffleur Sedlmayer
Carl Günther Baron Seebach
Karl Skraup Schneidermeister Schindler
Josefine Dora Frau Schindler
Franz Herterich Direktor des Burgtheaters
Camilla Gerzhofer Frau von S., Gesellschaftsdame
Karl Paryla junger Schauspieler
Erik Frey Schauspieler des Burgtheaters
O.W. Fischer Schauspieler des Burgtheaters
Marietta Weber Schauspielerin
Georg Schmieter Opernsänger
Rudolf Teubler Majordomus
Otto Hartmann vorsprechender Schauspieler
Maria Holst Fritzi
Ady Berber Heurigensänger
Hans Brand Alba in 'Don Carlos'
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