The Merry Wives of Vienna
{{short description|1931 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = The Merry Wives of Vienna
| image =The Merry Wives of Vienna.png
| caption =
| director = Géza von Bolváry
| producer = {{ill|Julius Haimann|de}}
| writer = {{ubl|Julius Brammer (libretto)|Alfred Grünwald (libretto)|Samuel Lerner|Walter Reisch}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|Willi Forst|Lee Parry|Paul Hörbiger}}
| music =Robert Stolz
| cinematography = Willy Goldberger
| editing =
| studio = Super-Film
| distributor = Super-Film
| released = {{film date|1931|3|6|df=y}}
| runtime = 109 minutes
| country = Germany
| language = German
| budget =
| gross =
}}
The Merry Wives of Vienna ({{langx|de|Die lustigen Weiber von Wien}}) is a 1931 German musical comedy film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Willi Forst, Lee Parry, and Paul Hörbiger.{{sfn|Grange|p=360}} It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by Andrej Andrejew and Gabriel Pellon. It is an operetta film set in pre-First World War Vienna.
Cast
{{cast listing|
- Willi Forst as Augustin Tuschinger, Tanzlehrer
- Lee Parry as Gretl
- Paul Hörbiger as Anselm Leitner, Hofrat
- Irene Eisinger as Leopoldine
- Evi Eva as Adolphine
- Elfriede Jera as Hermine
- Lilian Ellis as Christine
- Edith Hermann-Roeder as Alvine
- Alexandra Molino as Wilhelmine
- Camilla Fiebig as Pauline
- Lola Werner as Josephine
- Jaggi Graßmann as Ernestine
- Bimmy Rowland as Philippine
- Ernst Wurmser as Alois Stanigl, Caféhausbesitzer
- Oskar Sima as Exzellenz Waldmüller, Kultusminister
- {{ill|Cordy Millowitsch|de||es}} as Therese Zelenka
- Tibor Halmay as Jean, Oberkellner
- Fritz Odemar as Johann, Kammerdiener
- Bitza Mühlau as Köchin
}}
References
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Bibliography
- {{cite book | ref = {{sfnref|Grange}} | author-link = William Grange | last = Grange | first = William | title = Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic | publisher = Scarecrow Press | year = 2008 | location = Lanham, MD | isbn = 978-0-8108-5967-8 }}
External links
- {{IMDb title|0022097}}
{{Géza von Bolváry}}
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Category:1931 musical comedy films
Category:German musical comedy films
Category:1930s German-language films
Category:Films directed by Géza von Bolváry
Category:Films set in the 1900s
Category:German black-and-white films
Category:Films based on operettas
Category:1930s historical comedy films
Category:German historical comedy films
Category:1930s historical musical films
Category:German historical musical films
Category:Films scored by Robert Stolz
Category:Films shot at Tempelhof Studios
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