''Last Stop'' (german: Endstation) is a 1935 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
E. W. Emo
E. W. Emo (Emerich Walter Emo, born Emerich Josef Wojtek, 11 July 1898; died 2 December 1975) was an Austrian film director.
Emo specialized in comedies, 21 of them with the actor Hans Moser. He also worked outside Austria and wrote screenpla ...
and starring
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 ...
,
Hans Moser, and
Josefine Dora
Josefine Dora (born Isidora Emilie Friese; 13 November 1867 – 28 May 1944) was an Austrian stage and film actress. She appeared in over 100 films, generally in supporting roles such as in ''The Virtuous Sinner'' (1931).Prawer p.137
Selected f ...
. It was filmed and set in
Vienna
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The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...
s
Kurt Dürnhöfer
Kurt Dürnhöfer (1886–1958) was a German art director.Drewniak p.40
Selected filmography
* ''Ruth's Two Husbands'' (1919)
* '' The Living Dead'' (1919)
* ''A Dying Nation'' (1922)
* ''The Emperor's Old Clothes'' (1923)
* ''Taras Bulba'' (1924) ...
and
Willi Herrmann
Willi Herrmann (1893–1968) was a German art director.
Selected filmography
* '' Madness'' (1919)
* '' Child on the Open Road'' (1919)
* '' Jettatore'' (1919)
* ''Humanity Unleashed'' (1920)
* '' The Secrets of Berlin'' (1921)
* ''The Maharaja ...
.
Plot
The film is about the tram driver Karl Vierthaler, who falls in love with the hat seamstress Anna. However, his parents have already planned the confectioner's daughter Rosa Schilling as a future wife for their son, which is why Karl should give up his job as a tram driver. With a good deal of stubbornness, Karl finally manages to get his way and win over Anna.
Cast
References
Bibliography
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External links
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1935 films
Films of Nazi Germany
German romantic comedy films
1935 romantic comedy films
1930s German-language films
Films directed by E. W. Emo
Films set in Vienna
Films shot in Vienna
German black-and-white films
1930s German films
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