''Serenade'' is a 1937 German

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Willi Forst Willi Forst, born Wilhelm Anton Frohs (7 April 1903 – 11 August 1980) was an Austrian actor, screenwriter, film director, film producer and singer. As a debonair actor he was a darling of the German-speaking film audiences, as a director, one ...

and starring Hilde Krahl, Albert Matterstock and Igo Sym.Bock & Bergfelder p.259 The film was based on a novel by

Theodor Storm Hans Theodor Woldsen Storm (; 14 September 18174 July 1888), commonly known as Theodor Storm, was a German writer. He is considered to be one of the most important figures of German realism. Life Storm was born in the small town of Husum, on the ...

, which was adapted again in 1958 as '' I'll Carry You in My Arms'' by

Veit Harlan Veit Harlan (22 September 1899 – 13 April 1964) was a German film director and actor. Harlan reached the highpoint of his career as a director in the Nazi era; most notably his antisemitic film '' Jud Süß'' (1940) makes him controversia ...

. The film's sets were designed by the art director Kurt Herlth and

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 Sel ...

Plot summary

Cast

* Hilde Krahl as Irene - Burgstallers Nichte * Albert Matterstock as Gustl Hollmann * Igo Sym as Ferdinand Lohner - 1st Violin *

Walter Janssen Walter Janssen (7 February 1887 – 1 January 1976) was a German film actor and director. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1917 and 1970. Selected filmography * '' The Dancer'' (1919) * ''Destiny'' (1921) * ''Wandering Souls'' (1 ...

as Alfred Ritter, 2nd Violin *

Fritz Odemar Fritz Odemar (13 January 1890 – 6 June 1955) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1927 and 1955. He was born in Hannover, Germany and died in Munich, Germany. Odemar's father was the actor Fritz Odemar Sr. (K ...

as P.M. Dörffner, Bratsche *

Hans Junkermann Hennes "Hans" Junkermann (6 May 1934 – 11 April 2022) was a German professional racing cyclist who won 35 road races in 18 seasons from 1956 to 1973. He won the German National Road Race in 1959, 1960, and 1961. Biography Junkermann was bor ...

as Johann Burgstaller, Cello *

Lina Lossen Lina Lossen (born Caroline Elisabeth Lossen; 7 October 1878 – 30 January 1959) was a German stage and film actress.Soister p.55 Selected filmography * '' Peer Gynt'' (1919) * '' The Forbidden Way'' (1920) * ''Miss Julie'' (1922) * '' Love's Fin ...

as Frau Leuthoff * Klaus Detlef Sierck as Heinz, Lohners Sohn *

Eduard von Winterstein Eduard Clemens Franz Anna Freiherr von Wangenheim (1 August 1871 – 22 July 1961), known as Eduard von Winterstein, was an Austrian-German film actor who appeared in over one hundred fifty German films during the silent and sound eras. He was ...

as Der Dorfarzt *

Josef Eichheim Josef Theodor Ludwig Eichheim (23 February 1888 – 13 November 1945) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * '' I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg'' (1926) * '' The Women's War'' (1928) * '' Behind Monastery Walls'' (1928) * '' Peter Voss, T ...

as Gruber, Orchesterdiener *

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 Franz, Kutscher *

Erich Dunskus Erich Adolf Dunskus (27 July 1890 – 25 November 1967) was a German film actor. He appeared in 170 films between 1927 and 1966. He was born in Pillkallen, East Prussia and died in Hagen, Germany. Selected filmography * '' The King of Pa ...

as Der Künsthändler *

Toni Tetzlaff Toni Tetzlaff (born Elisabeth Antonie Pauline Tetzlaff; 13 March 1871 – 16 December 1947) was a German stage and film actress.Chander p. 272 Selected filmography * '' Alkohol'' (1919) * '' Lilli'' (1919) * '' Lilli's Marriage'' (1919) * ''Th ...

as Die Vermieterin * Toni Staffner as Anna, the maid * Margarete Henning-Roth as Eine Kellnerin * Lily Rodien as Das Gemälde zeigt * Schorchl Holl as Loisl - Jagdgehilfe * Hilde Seipp as Singer * Valerie Borstel as Gast bei Irene * Hans Hanauer as Feuerwehrhauptmann * Karl Jüstel as Zuhörer beim Konzert * Susi Lembach as Gast bei Irene * Theodor Thony as Pariser Hotelportier

References

Bibliography

* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

* * 1937 films Films of Nazi Germany German drama films 1937 drama films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Willi Forst Films based on works by Theodor Storm Films based on short fiction Films about remarriage Films about widowhood Tobis Film films German black-and-white films 1930s German films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub