''Oh Those Glorious Old Student Days'' (german: O alte Burschenherrlichkeit) is a 1930 German

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Rolf Randolf Rolf Randolf (born Rudolf Zanbauer; 15 January 1878 – 29 June 1941) was an Austrian actor, film producer and director. Selected filmography Director * ''Das Geheimnis der Santa Margherita'' (1921) * ''Wallenstein'' (1925) * '' What the Stones ...

and starring

Werner Fuetterer Werner Fuetterer (10 January 1907 in Barth, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern – 7 February 1991 in Benidorm, Province of Alicante, Spain) was a German film actor. He appeared in nearly 100 films between 1925 and 1967. In his early film career, Fuetterer ...

Fritz Alberti Fritz Alberti (born Friedrich Wilhelm Alberti; 22 October 1877 – 15 September 1954) was a German actor. Selected filmography * ''People in Ecstasy'' (1921) * '' The Other Woman'' (1924) * ''The Blackguard'' (1925) * '' Ship in Distress'' (1925 ...

and

Betty Amann Philippine Amann (10 March 1905 – 2 or 3 August 1990), known professionally as Betty Amann, was a German-American film actress. Born to American parents in Germany, she began her acting career in the United States with the film ''The Kick-Of ...

.Jelavich p. 182 It is one of a number of films in the nostalgic Old Heidelberg tradition. 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 ...

Erich Zander Erich Zander (11 April 1905 – 15 April 1991) was a German field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he was a member of the German field hockey team, which won the bronze medal ...

. It was shot on location in

Heidelberg Heidelberg (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: ''Heidlberg'') is a city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914 ...

in the

Rhineland The Rhineland (german: Rheinland; french: Rhénanie; nl, Rijnland; ksh, Rhingland; Latinised name: ''Rhenania'') is a loosely defined area of Western Germany along the Rhine, chiefly its middle section. Term Historically, the Rhinelands ...

Cast

as Student Robert Riedel *

as Herr Schwab *

as Norma, dessen Tochter *

Erwin van Roy Erwin may refer to: People Given name * Erwin Chargaff (1905–2002), Austrian biochemist * Erwin Dold (1919–2012), German concentration camp commandant in World War 2 * Erwin Hauer (1926–2017), Austrian-born American sculptor * Egon Erwin Kis ...

as Balther *

Alfred Beierle Alfred Beierle (4 June 1885 – 16 March 1950) was a German stage and film actor.Alpi p.346 Selected filmography * '' The League of Three'' (1929) * ''The Flute Concert of Sanssouci'' (1930) * '' The Tiger Murder Case'' (1930) * '' Oh Those Glori ...

as Methusalem *

Betty Astor Betty Astor (21 April 1905 – 1972) was a German film actress. She was born Berta Baesel in Germany. Selected filmography * ''Upstairs and Downstairs'' (1925) * '' Should We Be Silent?'' (1926) * ''The Transformation of Dr. Bessel'' (1927) ...

as Mieze *

Anna Müller-Lincke Anna Müller-Lincke (8 April 1869 – 24 January 1935) was a German stage and film actress and soubrette. Selected filmography * ''Where Is Coletti?'' (1913) * '' The Firm Gets Married'' (1914) * '' The New Paradise'' (1921) * ''Den of Iniquity' ...

as Frau Laubinger, die Wirtin *

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 ...

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* 1930 films 1930 comedy films Films of the Weimar Republic German comedy films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Rolf Randolf Films set in Heidelberg German black-and-white films 1930s German films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub