''Falstaff in Vienna'' (german: Falstaff in Wien) is a 1940 German

musical comedy film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks ...

directed by

Leopold Hainisch Leopold Hainisch (1891–1979) was an Austrian actor and film director.Mitchell p.148 Selected filmography Actor * ''Ulli und Marei'' (1948) * ''Viennese Girls'' (1949) – Karl Haslinger * ''Cabaret'' (1954) – Leopold Holzinger * ''Walking Bac ...

and starring Hans Nielsen,

Gusti Wolf Gusti Wolf (11 April 1912 – 5 May 2007) was an Austrian stage, film, and television actress. Born in Vienna, Wolf was adopted by the painter, Felix Albrecht Harta who became her foster father. Wolf made her stage debut at the Burgtheater in ...

and

Paul Hörbiger Paul Hörbiger (29 April 1894 – 5 March 1981) was an Austrian theatre and film actor. Life and work Paul Hörbiger was born in the Hungarian capital Budapest, then part of Austria-Hungary, the son of engineer Hanns Hörbiger, founder of the ...

.Fawkes p. 110 It portrays the life of the nineteenth century composer

Otto Nicolai Carl Otto Ehrenfried Nicolai (9 June 1810 – 11 May 1849) was a German composer, conductor, and one of the founders of the Vienna Philharmonic. Nicolai is best known for his operatic version of Shakespeare's comedy ''The Merry Wives of Wi ...

, known for works such as ''

The Merry Wives of Windsor ''The Merry Wives of Windsor'' or ''Sir John Falstaff and the Merry Wives of Windsor'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare first published in 1602, though believed to have been written in or before 1597. The Windsor of the play's title is a ref ...

''.

Cast

In alphabetical order *

Wolf Albach-Retty Wolf Albach-Retty (born Wolfgang Helmuth Albert Albach; 28 May 1906 – 21 February 1967) was an Austrian actor. He was the father of Romy Schneider with the German actress Magda Schneider. Career Born as Wolfgang Helmuth Albert Albach in Vienna ...

as Robert von Weitenegg * Ernst Benzinger as Prompter at the premiere *

Erna Berger Erna Berger (19 October 1900 – 14 June 1990) was a German lyric coloratura soprano. She was best known for her Queen of the Night and her Konstanze. Career Born in Dresden, Germany, Berger spent some years as a child in India and South Ameri ...

as Soprano *

Helmut Berndsen Helmut is a German name. Variants include Hellmut, Helmuth, and Hellmuth. From old German, the first element deriving from either ''heil'' ("healthy") or ''hiltja'' ("battle"), and the second from ''muot'' ("spirit, mind, mood"). Helmut may refer ...

as Falstaff actor * Luise Bethke-Zitzmann as Gardenfrau Mizzi's in Berlin *

Eduard Bornträger Eduard Bornträger (22 June 1888 – 9 March 1958) was a German film actor.Jacobsen & Prinzler p.276 Selected filmography * '' The Hunter from Kurpfalz'' (1933) * ''Police Report'' (1934) * ''Lady Windermere's Fan'' (1935) * ''The Private Life of ...

as Theatre box attendant *

Julius Brandt Julius Brandt (5 March 1873, in Olmütz – 26 December 1949, in Vienna) was an Austrian stage and film actor, film director and screenwriter. Selected filmography * '' The Gentleman Without a Residence'' (1915) * ''Pogrom'' (1919) * ''The Priso ...

as Clerk Pokorny *

Theo Brandt Theo is a given name and a hypocorism. Greek origin Many names beginning with the root "Theo-" derive from the Ancient Greek word ''theos'' (''θεός''), which means god, for example: *Feminine names: Thea, Theodora, Theodosia, Theophania, ...

Gaston Briese Gaston Briese (19 August 1898 – 22 March 1953) was a German stage and film actor. He appeared in more than forty films during his career, which spanned from the late silent era to the mid-1940s. His final appearance was in the 1946 rubble film ...

as Stage manager of the Royal Opera House Berlin *

Curt Cappi Kurt is a male given name of Germanic or Turkish origin. ''Kurt'' or ''Curt'' originated as short forms of the Germanic Conrad, depending on geographical usage, with meanings including counselor or advisor. In Turkish, Kurt means "Wolf" and i ...

as Organ grinder *

Michele Danton Michele (), is an Italian male given name, akin to the English male name Michael. Michele (pronounced ), is also an English female given name that is derived from the French Michèle. It is a variant spelling of the more common (and identically ...

as Italian street hawker *

Karl Etlinger Karl Etlinger (16 October 1879 – 8 May 1946) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1914 and 1946. Selected filmography * '' The Eternal Curse'' (1921) * '' The Poisoned Stream'' (1921) * '' The Films of Prin ...

as Senior clark Mödlinger *

Hugo Flink Hugo Flink (16 August 1879 – 2 May 1947) was an Austrian stage and film actor. Flink was one of the earliest actors to play Sherlock Holmes on screen. Flink was born in Vienna and died in Berlin. Selected filmography * '' The Onyx Head'' (1 ...

Senta Foltin Senta ( sr-cyrl, Сента, ; Hungarian: ''Zenta'', ; Romanian: ''Zenta'') is a town and municipality located in the North Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is situated on the bank of the Tisa river in the g ...

as Demoiselle Leonie * Charles Francois as Guest in the theatre box * Hans Göbel as Singer *

Harry Hardt Harry Hardt (born Hermann Karl Viktor Klimbacher Edler von Reichswahr, Pula, 4 August 1899 – Vienna, 14 November 1980) was an Austrian actor. The son of a military officer, he initially planned a military career for himself, studying at a mil ...

as Policeman *

Franz Heigl Franz may refer to: People * Franz (given name) * Franz (surname) Places * Franz (crater), a lunar crater * Franz, Ontario, a railway junction and unorganized town in Canada * Franz Lake, in the state of Washington, United States – see Fran ...

as Schani Habrechtsberger, journeyman at Sturm's *

Karl Hellmer Karl Hellmer (11 March 1896 – 18 May 1974) was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in 92 films between 1932 and 1969. He was born in Vienna, Austria and died in Berlin, Germany. Selected filmography * ''I by Day, You by Night'' (1932) * ...

as Schanderl, Theatre attendant *

Fritz Hinz-Fabricius Fritz originated as a German nickname for Friedrich, or Frederick (''Der Alte Fritz'', and ''Stary Fryc'' were common nicknames for King Frederick II of Prussia and Frederick III, German Emperor) as well as for similar names including Fridoli ...

as Theatre porter *

Lizzi Holzschuh Lizzi Holzschuh (1908–1979) was an Austrian singer and actress. Selected filmography * ''Our Emperor'' (1933) * '' The Cousin from Nowhere'' (1934) * '' The Gentleman Without a Residence'' (1934) * '' Heaven on Earth'' (1935) * '' The Charm of ...

as Resi Sturm *

William Huch William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Eng ...

as Servant at Berliner Opera *

as Court tailor Josef Sturm * Bruno Hübner as Second

Kapellmeister (, also , ) from German ''Kapelle'' (chapel) and ''Meister'' (master)'','' literally "master of the chapel choir" designates the leader of an ensemble of musicians. Originally used to refer to somebody in charge of music in a chapel, the term ha ...

Schlögl * Eduard Kandl as Bass * Roselotte Kettmann as Woman *

Wolfgang Kieling Wolfgang Kieling (16 March 1924 – 7 October 1985) was a German actor. Biography In films since childhood in his native Germany, Kieling appeared in a few American films, notably in Alfred Hitchcock's ''Torn Curtain'' (1966), where he play ...

as Loisl – Apprentice to master Sturm * Rudolf Kölling *

Otto Lange Otto Lange (29 October 1879, Dresden – 19 December 1944, Dresden) was a German Expressionist painter and graphic artist. After an apprenticeship as a decorator, he became a pupil of the Kunstgewerbeschule in Dresden and then studied at the ...

* Herrmann Luddecke * Hans Nielsen as

* Hans Obermanns as Singer *

Paul Otto Paul Otto Schlesinger (8 February 1878 – 25 or 30 November 1943) was a German film actor and director. Born in Berlin, he began a qualification as a retail merchant and made his actor's debut at the age of 17. Otto worked at Theaters in ...

as Count Redern, General Director of the Royal theatres in Berlin *

Marie-Louise Schilp Marie Louise or Marie-Louise may refer to: People *Marie Louise of Orléans (1662–1689), daughter of Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, queen consort of Charles II of Spain *Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel (1688–1765), daughter of Charles I, Landgrave ...

as Mrs Reich (Mistress Page) – Soprano * Ingeborg Schmidt-Stein as Mrs Fluth (Mistress Ford) * Walter Schramm-Duncker as Theatre guest *

Carla Spletter Carla Spletter (9 November 1911 – 19 October 1953) was a German operatic soprano. Life Carla Spletter was born in Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein in Germany in 1911, and studied at the Leipzig Conservatory before making her debut in 1932 at ...

as Soprano *

Gretl Theimer Gretl Theimer (27 November 1910 – 14 May 1972) was an Austrian actress. Theimer was born in Vienna, Austria and died in Munich, Germany at age 61. Selected filmography * ''Two Hearts in Waltz Time'' (1930) * '' Oh Those Glorious Old Student D ...

as Kathi, Girl at Sturm's * Max Vierlinger *

Gustav Waldau Gustav Waldau (27 February 1871 – 25 May 1958) was a German actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1955. Selected filmography * '' The Gentleman Without a Residence'' (1915) * ''In Thrall to the Claw'' (1921) * '' The ...

as Count Sedlnitzky *

Ludwig Windisch Ludwig may refer to: People and fictional characters * Ludwig (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Ludwig (surname), including a list of people * Ludwig Ahgren, or simply Ludwig, American YouTube live streamer and co ...

as Singer *

Hans Wocke Hans Wocke born August 2, 1908 in Danzig was a German airplane designer. He was the chief developer of Junkers (JFM AG) during World War II. One of Wocke's major work was the development of the Junkers Ju 287 wing design since autumn 1942. Wocke ...

as Baritone *

as Mizzi Stadlmeier * Aribert Wäscher as Theatre director Pietro Balocchino

References

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