''Melody of a Great City'' (German: ''Großstadtmelodie'') is a 1943 musical

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directed by

Wolfgang Liebeneiner Wolfgang Georg Louis Liebeneiner (6 October 1905 – 28 November 1987) was a German actor, film director and theatre director. Beginnings He was born in Liebau in Prussian Silesia. In 1928, he was taught by Otto Falckenberg, the director of th ...

and starring Hilde Krahl,

Werner Hinz Werner Hinz (18 January 1903 – 10 February 1985) was a German film actor. He appeared in 70 films between 1935 and 1984. Selected filmography * '' The Old and the Young King'' (1935) - Kronprinz Friedrich ('Fritz') * '' White Slaves'' ( ...

and Karl John. A young woman moves to Berlin to work as a press photographer.

Cast

* Hilde Krahl as Renate Heiberg *

as Dr. Rolf Bergmann, Berichterstatter * Karl John as Klaus Nolte *

Paul Henckels Paul Henckels (9 September 1885 – 27 May 1967) was a German film and stage actor. He appeared in more than 230 films between 1921 and 1965. Paul Henckels had started his acting career on the stage in the 1900s. He was well known for his e ...

as Direktor Heinze, Verlagsleiter *

Will Dohm Will Dohm (8 April 1897 – 28 November 1948) was a German film actor. He is the father of the actress Gaby Dohm. Selected filmography * '' Waterloo'' (1929) * '' Cruiser Emden'' (1932) * '' Peter Voss, Thief of Millions'' (1932) * '' The Tunnel ...

as Dr. Pauske, Bildredakteur vom Dienst * Curt Ackermann as Der Direktor der Revue *

Günther Ballier Günther Ballier (18 October 1900 – 20 April 1980) was a German actor. He appeared in more than 80 films and television shows between 1933 and 1975. Selected filmography * '' The Country Schoolmaster'' (1933) * ''What Am I Without You'' ( ...

as Ein Berliner an der Strassenbahnhaltestelle *Heinz Baur as Velten, Mitarbeiter Dr. Werners *Fritz Berghof as Eine unnahbare ausländische Persönlichkeit *Elfie Beyer as Vroni Huber, Renates Cousine * Erwin Biegel as Der Intendant der Revue *Marlies Bieneck as Lotti Brandt, Dr. Pauskes Sekretärin *Käte Bierkowsky as Frau Stirner * Beppo Brem as Geldbriefträger *Heinz Brilloff as Ein Reporter, der im See baden geht * Vera Complojer as Frau Moosbrugger *

Gerhard Dammann Gerhard Dammann (30 March 1883 – 21 February 1946) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * '' The Man in the Cellar'' (1914) * '' Under the Lantern'' (1928) * '' Eva in Silk'' (1928) * '' Lemke's Widow'' (1928) * '' When the Mother an ...

as Der Lastwagenfahrer *

Ernst Dernburg Ernst Dernburg (born Erich Wilhelm Franz Hermann Calow; 4 April 1887 – 23 September 1969) was a German stage and film actor.Giesen p.198 Selected filmography *'' The Sacrifice'' (1918) * '' The Living Dead'' (1919) * '' The Marquise of Armiani ...

as Herr Stirner *Franz Dombrowski as Der Verkehrsschutzmann am Potsdamer Platz *Liesl Eckardt as Dienstmädchen bei Dr. Pauske * Josef Eichheim as Alois Huber, Fotograf *

Peter Elsholtz Peter Ludwig Wilhelm Elsholtz (20 October 1907 – 30 August 1977) was a German stage and film actor.Giesen p.193 Selected filmography * '' The Castle in Flanders'' (1936) * '' Truxa'' (1937) * '' The Ruler'' (1937) * ''Ride to Freedom'' (1937) ...

as Buckel, Mitarbeiter Dr. Werners *

Angelo Ferrari Angelo Ferrari (14 August 1897 – 15 June 1945) was an Italian actor known for his work in German cinema. Selected filmography * '' The Nude Woman'' (1922) * '' The Green Manuela'' (1923) * ''Samson'' (1923) * '' The Faces of Love'' (1924) * ' ...

as Ein ausländischer Berichterstatter bei der Revue - Probe *

Otto Graf Otto Graf (28 November 1896 – 22 February 1977) was a German actor. He appeared in more than 50 films and television shows between 1935 and 1970. Partial filmography * ''Nacht der Verwandlung'' (1935) as René Duval * '' The Traitor'' ( ...

as Dr. Werner, Chefredakteur * Walter Gross as Ein Berliner an der Strassenbahnhaltestelle *Wilhelm Große as Der Standesbeamte, der Klaus und Viola traut *

Clemens Hasse Clemens Hasse (13 April 1908 – 28 July 1959) was a German actor and synchroniser. Biography Hasse was born in Königsberg, East Prussia to a public official and attended his stage education at the ''Preussisches Staatstheater'' in Berlin. B ...

as Tielke, Fotolaborant *

Johannes Heesters Johan Marius Nicolaas Heesters (5 December 1903 – 24 December 2011), known professionally as Johannes Heesters, was a Dutch actor of stage, television and film, as well as a vocalist of numerous recordings and performer on the concert stag ...

as Spielt sich selbst in einer Revue *Friedel Heizmann as Die Schriftleiterin, die Bilder aus Stuttgart sucht *Irmgard Hoffmann as Frau Tupfer * Melanie Horeschowsky as Frau Krauthofer, Berliner Pensionsinhaberin *Ursula Klinder as Frl. Kindler * as Der Berliner Bildreporterkollege von Klaus *Marlise Ludwig as Frau Pauske *Käte Merk as Eine junge Dame am nächtlichen Würstchenstand *Kurt Mikulski as Ein Berliner an der Strassenbahnhaltestelle *Karl Morvilius as Ein Polizeiwachtmeister beim nächtlichen Rundgang * Peter Mosbacher as Kajetan Orff *

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as Anni, das Mädchen bei Alois Huber * Walter Pentzlin as Ein Herr * Wolfram Pokorny as Ein Reporter, der im See baden geht *

Gustav Püttjer Gustav Püttjer (15 May 1886 – 11 August 1959) was a German film actor who appeared in around 150 feature films between 1927 and 1959. He largely played character parts. After the Second World War he settled in East Germany appearing in the fil ...

as Ein Schweißarbeiter im nächtlichen Berlin *Karl Rathgeb as Kiebitz *

Paul Rehkopf Paul Anton Heinrich Rehkopf (21 May 1872 – 29 June 1949) was a German actor. He was born in Braunschweig and died in Braunschweig, Germany Selected filmography * ''Diary of a Lost Woman'' (1918) * ''Film Kathi'' (1918) * ''Lorenzo Burghardt'' ...

as Der alte Flickschuster in Berlin *

Willi Rose Wilhelm Bernhard Max Rose (4 February 1902 – 16 June 1978) was a German actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1936 to 1978. Selected filmography References External links * 1902 births 1978 deaths German male fi ...

as Der Polizist im Tiergarten *Günter Sabek as Florian, Söhnchen von Frau Tupfer *

Werner Schott Werner Schott (20 November 1891, in Berlin – 6 September 1965) was a German actor. Selected filmography * ''Gefesselt'' (1920) - Allan * ''Das vierte Gebot'' (1920) - Weltpriester Eduard * ''Wie Satan starb'' (1920) * ''Golgatha'' (1920) - Jos ...

as Herr Petersen *

Heinrich Schroth Heinrich August Franz Schroth (23 March 1871 – 14 January 1945) was a German stage and film actor. Career Schroth was born in Pirmasens, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He made his acting debut at the Sigmaringen Royal Theatre in 1890. In 1894 h ...

as Alter Herr mit Enkelkind *Vera Schulz as Das Zimmermädchen der Pension *Walter Steinweg as Ein Reporter, der im See baden geht *Ernst Stimmel as Herr Albrecht *

Werner Stock Werner Bruno Wilhelm Hermann Stock (20 October 1903 – 30 April 1972) was a German actor. He appeared in more than 130 films and television shows between 1932 and 1971. Selected filmography * ''Spoiling the Game'' (1932) * ''Decoy'' (1934 ...

as Heinzelmann, Mitarbeiter Dr. Werners *Otto Stoeckel as Dr. Springer, Direktor einer Bildagentur *

Gerda Maria Terno Gerda Maria Terno (10 July 1909 - 31 July 1995) was a German stage and film actress. She starred in the 1941 Nazi propaganda film '' Blood-Brotherhood''Giesen p.141 and made other sporadic film appearances although much of her work was in the th ...

as Mutter mit Kind *Konrad Thoms as Ein Bildreporter bei der Revueprobe *Rudolf Günther Wagner as Ein Bildreporter bei der Revueprobe * Franz Weber as Der Direktor einer Fotoagentur *Inge Weigand as Frl. Gerti von der Berolina-Press *

Hilde Weissner Hilde Weissner (3 July 1909 – 30 May 1987) was a German actress. Life and career Born on 3 July 1909 in Stettin, Germany (in what is, today, Szczecin, Poland), Hilde Weissner made her theatrical acting debut at the Schiller-Theatre in Hamburg- ...

as Frau Hesse, Besitzerin eines Modesalons *Eduard Wenck as Botenmeister, Portier der Berolina-Press * Charlotte Witthauer as Eine Telefonistin im Flughafenhotel *Viola Zarell as Viola, Tänzerin und Revuestar, Verlobte von Klaus Nolte *Maria Zidek as Die Sekretärin bei Bergmann *Manon Chafour *Rolf Jahncke * Friedrich Maurer *Otto Mownstaedt *Erik Radolf *Just Scheu *

Greta Schröder Greta Schröder (27 June 1892 – 8 June 1980) was a German actress. She is best known for the role of Thomas Hutter's wife and Count Orlok's victim in ''Nosferatu'' (1922). In the fictionalized 2000 film ''Shadow of the Vampire'', she is port ...

Ewald Wenck Ewald Wenck (28 December 1891 – 3 April 1981) was a German actor. He appeared in more than 230 films and television shows between 1919 and 1978. Selected filmography * ''We Stick Together Through Thick and Thin'' (1929) * ''Spoiling the ...

* Bernhard Wosien

References

External links

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''Melody of a Great City AKA Grossstadtmelodie''
Full movie with English subtitles at Deutsche Filmothek {{Authority control 1943 films Films of Nazi Germany German musical drama films 1940s musical drama films Films set in Berlin Films directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner Films about photographers German black-and-white films 1943 drama films 1940s German-language films