''Late Love'' (German: ''Späte Liebe'') is a 1943 German

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film directed by

Gustav Ucicky Gustav Ucicky (6 July 1899 – 27 April 1961) was an Austrians, Austrian film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer. He was one of the more successful directors in Austria and Germany from the 1930s through to the early 1960s. His work cov ...

and starring

Paula Wessely Paula Anna Maria Wessely (20 January 1907 – 11 May 2000) was an Austrian theatre and film actress. ''Die Wessely'' (literally "The Wessely"), as she was affectionately called by her admirers and fans, was Austria's foremost popular postwar actr ...

Attila Hörbiger Attila Hörbiger (21 April 1896 – 27 April 1987) was an Austrian stage and movie actor. Life Hörbiger was born in the Hungarian capital Budapest, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the son of engineer Hanns Hörbiger and the young ...

and Inge List. The film's sets were designed by the

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Werner Schlichting Werner Schlichting (1904–1996) was a German art director who worked on over a hundred films during a lengthy career. He worked on a number of Austrian films including '' The Congress Dances'' and ''The Last Ten Days'' (1955).Fritsche p.253 Sele ...

. It was shot at the

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Plot

The impoverished noblewoman Sophie von Angerspang has a big problem. Her younger sister Steffi is seriously ill with

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and therefore absolutely in need of a

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. Only the good mountain air in

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, Switzerland could help, but unfortunately Sophie cannot afford such a stay because her job as a China painter pays too little. Therefore, she decides to marry the manufacturer August Polzer, who has been courting her for a long time. Sophie also doesn't hide the deeper reason why she accepts his proposal after all. Even under these circumstances, August is willing to marry Sophie because secretly he fervently hopes that a marriage of purpose and reason will eventually grow into a marriage of love. The younger sister eventually marries a French man but gets seriously sick. Only after Sophie recognizes her husband's good heart, who travels to France and personally helps to care for Steffi do Sophie and August find together.

Cast

as Sophie von Angerspang *

as August Polzer * Inge List as Steffi von Angerspang *

Fred Liewehr Fred Liewehr (1909–1993) was an Austrian stage and film actor.von Dassanowsky p.87 Partial filmography * ''Jana, das Mädchen aus dem Böhmerwald'' (1935) - Michael * ''Immortal Waltz'' (1939) - Johann Strauß Sohn * ''Brüderlein fein'' (1942 ...

as von Pioletti *

Erik Frey Erik Frey (1 March 1908 – 2 September 1988) was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1936 and 1988. He was born and died in Vienna, Austria. He was married to the actress Jane Tilden. Selected filmography * ...

as von Lammersbach *Ferdinand Mayerhofer as Mr. Steininger *

Auguste Pünkösdy Auguste Pünkösdy (1890–1967) was an Austrian stage and film actress.Soister p.46 Selected filmography * ''The Giant's Fist'' (1917) * ''Alkohol'' (1919) * ''Circus Saran'' (1935) * '' Little Mother'' (1935) * ''Vienna 1910'' (1943) * ''Late ...

as Mrs. Steininger *

Klaramaria Skala Klaramaria Skala (1921-2006) was an Austrian stage and film actress. She appeared in the 1947 historical musical film ''It's Only Love''.Mitchell p.200 Selected filmography * '' Vienna Blood'' (1942) * ''Late Love'' (1943) * ''It's Only Love ...

as Betti Steininger *

Monique Joyce Monique Joyce (1912–1994) was a French model, singer and actress.Burch & Sellier p.157 She began her career appearing in Opéra comique. After winning the Mademoiselle Paris contest in March 1933 she received greater public attention and made ...

as Suzanne *Eddy Ghilain as Maurice *

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 Toni *

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 accountant *Rosl Dorena as cook *Gertrude Prapscha as Monika *

Georges Chamarat Georges Chamarat (30 March 1901 – 21 November 1982) was a French actor. He appeared in more than 100 films and television shows between 1929 and 1981. He starred in the film '' The Adventures of Arsène Lupin'', which was entered into the ...

as Arzt *

Franz Böheim Franz Böheim (June 24, 1909 – March 24, 1963) was an Austrian film actor. Böheim appeared in more than fifty films and television series, including the 1947 film ''It's Only Love'' in which he played Franz Schubert.Mitchell p.200 He was the br ...

Willy Rösner Willy Rösner (1893–1966) was a German stage and film actor.Parrill p.131 Selected filmography * ''The King's Prisoner'' (1935) * '' The Monastery's Hunter'' (1935) * '' The Hunter of Fall'' (1936) * ''Frau Sixta'' (1938) * ''Water for Canitoga ...

Paula Conrad Paula Conrad-Schlenther (née Conrad; 27 February 1860 – 9 August 1938) was an Austrian-German stage actress. Life Paula Conrad made her debut in 1877 in Baden bei Wien. From 1877 she was a member of the ensemble at the Königlichen Sc ...

*Hertha Kraus *Lola Hübner *Fritz Puchstein *Oskar Wegrostek *Roger Dann

References

External links

* 1940s historical drama films German historical drama films Films of Nazi Germany Films directed by Gustav Ucicky German black-and-white films Films set in the 1880s 1943 drama films Films shot at Rosenhügel Studios 1940s German-language films 1940s German films {{1940s-Germany-film-stub