''Street Serenade'' (german: Straßenserenade) is a 1953 West German

musical Musical is the adjective of music. Musical may also refer to: * Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance * Musical film and television, a genre of film and television that incorporates into the narr ...

comedy film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Vico Torriani,

Sybil Werden Sybil Werden (3 September 1924 – 27 July 2007) was a German dancer and actress during the 1950s. Life and career Born on 3 September 1924, Sybil Barbara Astrid Werden was the daughter of actress Margit Barnay and architect Hans Schmidt-Werden. F ...

and

Otto Gebühr Otto Gebühr (29 May 1877 – 13 March 1954) was a German theatre and film actor, who appeared in 102 films released between 1917 and 1954. He is noted for his performance as the Prussian king Frederick the Great in numerous films. Early lif ...

. It was made at the

Bavaria Studios Bavaria Studios are film production studios located in Munich, the capital of the region of Bavaria in Germany, and a subsidiary of Bavaria Film. History The studios were constructed in the suburb of Geiselgasteig in 1919 shortly after the Firs ...

in Munich. 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 ...

Franz Bi Franz Bi (2 April 1899 – 25 December 1968) was a German art director.Giesen p.197 He worked on the set design of more than forty films during his career, often in collaboration with Bruno Monden. Selected filmography * ''The Rainer Case'' (1942 ...

and

Bruno Monden Bruno Monden (1900–1980) was a German art director. He designed the sets for several rubble films in the wake of the Second World War.Shandley p.217 Selected filmography * '' The Stars Shine'' (1938) * ''The Murderers Are Among Us'' (1946) * '' ...

Plot

In Naples a famous singer struggling with voice problems hires a struggling street singer to make records in his place.

Cast

* Vico Torriani as Mario Monti *

as Wanda Siria *Ellinor Jensen as Nina * Hans Reiser as Luigi *

Charles Régnier Karl Friedrich Anton Hermann 'Charles' Regnier (Régnier)"Wedekind aus Horst Kreis Neustadt am Rübenberge in Niedersachsen". In: ''Niedersächsisches Geschlechterbuch''. (Genealogical studies). Limburg an der Lahn: Verlag C. A. Starke Volume 1 ...

as Sachetti *

as Professor Teofilo Sandora *

Rolf Wanka Rolf Wanka (14 February 1901 – 28 November 1982) was an Austrian actor. Biography He was of Czech, German and French origin. His father was Dr. Josef Wanka was head physician in Vienna. His mother was Emma Pippich. His family owned a mans ...

as Gino Ferro *

Paul Heidemann Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity * Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ...

as Fabio *

Maria Sebaldt Maria Katharina Helene Sebaldt (26 April 1930 in Berlin-Steglitz) is a German actress. Life The daughter of a department head of the Paramount film distribution company took private acting lessons from 1946 to 1949 and passed an acting examinat ...

as Carmela * Walter Janssen as Bartoli

References

External links

* 1953 musical comedy films German musical comedy films West German films Films directed by Werner Jacobs Films about singers Films set in Naples Films scored by Hans Lang German black-and-white films Films shot at Bavaria Studios 1950s German films 1950s German-language films {{1950s-Germany-film-stub