''The Beggar Student'' is a 1931 British

operetta film Operetta films (German: Operettenfilm) are a genre of musical films associated with, but not exclusive to, German language cinema. The genre began in the late 1920s, but its roots stretch back into the tradition of nineteenth century Viennese ope ...

directed by Victor Hanbury and John Harvel and starring Shirley Dale, Lance Fairfax and

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. It was based on the 1882 operetta ''

The Beggar Student ''Der Bettelstudent'' (''The Beggar Student'') is an operetta in three acts by Carl Millöcker with a German libretto by Camillo Walzel (under the pseudonym of F. Zell) and Richard Genée, based on ''Les noces de Fernande'' by Victorien Sardou a ...

'' composed by

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. A separate

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was made the same year. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios as a

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.Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007. p. 263. The film's sets were designed by

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Cast

*Shirley Dale as Tania *Lance Fairfax as Carl Romaine *

as Jan Janski * Frederick Lloyd as Colonel Ollendorff * Mark Daly as Sergeant *Jill Hands as Broni * Margaret Halstan as Countess Novalska *

Edward Ashley Edward Montague Hussey Cooper (August 12, 1906 – May 5, 2000) was an Australian born actor, later active in Britain and the United States. Known by his professional name of Edward Ashley (to avoid confusion with a fellow actor Edward Cooper) ...

as Nicki

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. *Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927–1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

* British historical musical films 1930s historical musical films Operetta films Films directed by Victor Hanbury Quota quickies Films shot at Beaconsfield Studios Films set in Poland Films set in the 18th century Films based on operettas British multilingual films British remakes of German films British black-and-white films 1931 multilingual films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films {{Historic-musical-film-stub