''Her First Date'' (German: ''Ihr erstes Rendezvous'') is a 1955 Austrian-West German

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...

film directed by

Axel von Ambesser Axel Eugen Alexander von Oesterreich (22 June 1910 – 6 September 1988), better known as Axel von Ambesser, was a German playwright, actor and film director. Ambesser's father was Alexander Constantin von Oesterreich. Ambesser was born in Hambur ...

and starring

Nicole Heesters Nicole Heesters (born 14 February 1937) is a German actress. She was born in Potsdam and comes from a family of actors; her parents are Johannes Heesters, a Dutch-German actor, and Louise Ghijs, a Belgian stage actress. Her husband was film ...

, Paul Dahlke and

Adrian Hoven Adrian Hoven (18 May 1922 – 28 April 1981) was an Austrian actor, producer and film director. He appeared in 100 films between 1947 and 1981. He was born in Wöllersdorf, Austria as ''Wilhelm Arpad Hofkirchner'' and died in Tegernsee, G ...

.Fritsche p.255 It was shot in

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at the Salzburg Studios and on location around the city and

Lake Wolfgang Lake Wolfgang (german: Wolfgangsee) is a lake in Austria that lies mostly within the state of Salzburg and is one of the best known lakes in the Salzkammergut resort region. The municipalities on its shore are Strobl, St. Gilgen with the villages ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...

Julius von Borsody Julius von Borsody (8 April 1892 in Vienna – 18 January 1960, also in Vienna) was an Austrian film architect and one of the most employed set designers in the Austrian and German cinemas of the late silent and early sound film periods. His yo ...

. It is a remake of the 1941 French film ''

Premier rendez-vous ''Premier rendez-vous'' (US title: ''Her First Affair'') is a 1941 French comedy film starring Danielle Darrieux. It was directed by Henri Decoin, who co-wrote the screenplay with Michel Duran. During the German occupation, the film was made by ...

'', with the setting shifted to

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Salzburg.

Cast

as Christa, ein Waisenmädchen * Paul Dahlke as Martin, Literaturprofessor *

as Rolf *

Karl Schönböck Karl Schönböck (4 February 1909 in Vienna – 24 March 2001 in Munich) was an Austrian actor.Erika von Thellmann Erika von Thellmann (1902–1988) was an Austrian actress who appeared in more than a hundred films and television series during her career.Fritsche p.254 Selected filmography * '' The Stone Rider'' (1923) * '' Marriage Strike'' (1935) *'' The Gr ...

as Fräulein Rodenstock, Aufsichtsdame im Waisenhaus *

Wera Frydtberg Wera Frydtberg (11 August 1926 – 16 June 2008) was a German film actress, film and television actress. She appeared in ''I Often Think of Piroschka'' (1955) Her best known film ''Wir Wunderkinder'' (known in English as ''Aren’t We Wonderful?'' ...

as Erika, Christas Freundin *

Luzi Neudecker Luzi is an Italian surname derived from the Latin noun ''Lux'' (''Lutius'' = Lucius), meaning "light". Notable people with the surname include: People * Bruno Luzi, French football player and manager *Enrico Luzi, Italian actor * Giulia Luzi, Ital ...

as Margot, Christas freudin *

Theodor Danegger Theodor Danegger (31 August 1891 – 11 October 1959) was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1932 and 1959. He was born in Lienz, Austria and died in Vienna, Austria. Selected filmography * '' Without Witness ...

as Kellner im Lokal 'Capri' *

Karl Ehmann Karl Ehmann (13 August 1882 – 1 November 1967) was an Austrian stage and film actor whose career spanned both the silent and sound eras of the film industry. Career Born on 13 August 1882 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, he became interested in ac ...

as Postbeamter *

Hans Fitz Hans Fitz (1891–1972) was a German actor and screenwriter.Goble p.771 Selected filmography * '' Search for Majora'' (1949) * ''Who Is This That I Love?'' (1950) * ''Fanfares of Love'' (1951) * ''The Blue and White Lion'' (1952) * ''Monks, Girl ...

as Schuldirektor Im Bubeninternat *

Franz Fröhlich 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 ...

as Bauer am Salzburger Markt *

Fritz Grieb 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 Fridolin ...

as Der komische Dicke, Schüler *

Karl Haberfellner Karl may refer to: People * Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name * Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne * Karl Marx, German philosopher and political writer * Karl of Austria, last Austri ...

as Der lustige Floh, Schüler * Michael Janisch as Taxichauffeur *

Heli Lichten Heli, also ''heli'', ''heli-'' may refer to: People *Heli, King of Britain (mythical) *Heli (Bible), listed as an ancestor of Jesus *Heli (name) Places * Heli, Tangyuan County (鹤立镇), town in Tangyuan County, Heilongjiang, China * Heli, Funi ...

as Bäuerin am Salzburger Markt *

Hilde Schreiber Hilde may refer to: *Hilde (given name) * ''Hilde'' (film), a 2009 German biopic film * MV ''Hilde'', a Kriegsmarine coastal tanker *Tom Hilde (born 1987), Norwegian ski jumper Characters *Hilde (Soulcalibur), a character in the ''Soul'' series ...

as Elisabeth, junge Aussictsdame im Waisenhaus * Lola Urban-Kneidinger as Direktorin im Waisenhaus * Peter Vogel as Der lange Robby, Schüler *

Alexander von Richthofen Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...

as Der schöne Harald, Schüler

References

Bibliography

* Fritsche, Maria. ''Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity''. Berghahn Books, 2013.

External links

* 1955 films 1955 comedy films Austrian comedy films German comedy films West German films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Axel von Ambesser 1950s German films Films set in Salzburg Remakes of French films {{Austria-film-stub