Truxa
{{short description|1937 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Truxa
| image = Truxa poster.jpg
| caption =
| director = Hans H. Zerlett
| producer = Karl Julius Fritzsche
| writer = {{ubl|Heinrich Seiler (novel)|Hans H. Zerlett}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|La Jana|Hannes Stelzer|Ernst Fritz Fürbringer|Mady Rahl}}
| music = {{ubl|Leo Leux|Matthias Perl}}
| cinematography = Friedl Behn-Grund
| editing = Walter Fredersdorf
| studio = Tobis Film
| distributor = Europa Film
| released = {{film date|1937|1|19|df=y}}
| runtime = 92 minutes
| country = Germany
| language = German
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Truxa is a 1937 German drama film directed by Hans H. Zerlett and starring La Jana, Hannes Stelzer, and Ernst Fritz Fürbringer. It is a Circus film, based on a novel by Heinrich Seiler. The film was released in the United States and was one of the most successful German films shown in America that year.Waldman p. 152
It was remade in Britain the following year as Star of the Circus.
Partial cast
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- La Jana as Yester, Tänzerin
- Hannes Stelzer as Husen, Drahtseilkünstler
- Ernst Fritz Fürbringer as Garvin, Illusionist
- Mady Rahl as Hilde, Garvins Assistentin
- Peter Elsholtz as Truxa, Artist
- Rudi Godden as Peters, Inspizient
- Rudolf Klein-Rogge as Varieté-Direktor
- Eva Tinschmann as Frau Schilp
- Hedi Höpfner as 1. Tänzerin
- Margot Höpfner as 2. Tänzerin
- Erwin Biegel as Pipo, Clown
- Curt Lucas as Jimmy, Garvins Assistenz
- Bertold Reissig as Bühnenportier
- Alfred Stratmann as Nachtwächter
- Hermann Pfeiffer as Varieté-Agent
- Marie Sera as Therese, Yesters Gardrobiere
- Barbara Galloni as Sekretärin
- Fritz Linn as Theaterarzt
- Edgard Eitner as Drahtseilartist
- Julius Eckhoff as Varieté-Künstler
- Curt Cappi as Kellner
- Karin Luesebrink as Nummerngirl
- Hans Söhnker as Chef einer Tanzgrippe
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References
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Bibliography
- {{cite book | last = O'Brien | first = Mary-Elizabeth | title = Nazi Cinema as Enchantment: The Politics of Entertainment in the Third Reich | publisher = Boydell & Brewer | year = 2006 | orig-year = 2004 | location = Rochester, NY | isbn = 978-1-57113-334-2 }}
- {{cite book | last = Waldman | first = Harry | title = Nazi Films in America, 1933–1942 | publisher = McFarland | year = 2008 | location = Jefferson, NC | isbn = 978-0-7864-3861-7 }}
External links
- {{IMDb title|0028419}}
{{Hans H. Zerlett}}
Category:German thriller films
Category:1930s German-language films
Category:Films directed by Hans H. Zerlett
Category:Films based on German novels
Category:Films about magic and magicians
Category:German black-and-white films
Category:Films scored by Leo Leux
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