''The Forester's Daughter'' (german: Die Försterchristl) is a 1931 German

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 oper ...

directed by

Frederic Zelnik Frederic Zelnik (born Friedrich Zelnik, 17 May 1885 – 29 November 1950) was an Austrian producer, director, and actor. He was one of the most important producers-directors of the German silent cinema. Zelnik achieved success through period oper ...

and starring Irene Eisinger,

Paul Richter Paul Richter (1 April 1895 – 30 December 1961) was an Austrian film actor. He owed his great popularity in German films of the silent era largely to the directors Joe May and Fritz Lang. Biography Richter made his film debut right before W ...

and

Oskar Karlweis Oskar Leopold Karlweis (often credited Oscar Karlweis; 10 July 1894 – 24 January 1956) was an Austrian-American stage and film actor, active internationally. Career Born in Hinterbrühl, Austria-Hungary, he was the son of playwright Carl Ka ...

. It is an adaptation of the operetta '' Die Försterchristl''. Zelnik had previously directed a 1926 silent film version '' The Bohemian Dancer''. The film's sets were designed by

Heinz Fenchel Heinz Fenchel (1906–1988) was a German art director, who designed the sets for a number of films in Weimar Germany and Czechoslovakia. He worked on several films with the director Pál Fejös.Büttner p.231-33 The Jewish Fenchel later emigrated ...

and

Jacek Rotmil Jacek Rotmil (1888–1944) was a Russian-born art director and production designer who worked on 100 films during his career Following the First World War, Rotmil entered the booming German film industry and worked prolifically until 1933. Follo ...

Cast

* Irene Eisinger as Christl Lange, known as "Försterchristl" *

Emperor Joseph II Joseph II (German: Josef Benedikt Anton Michael Adam; English: ''Joseph Benedict Anthony Michael Adam''; 13 March 1741 – 20 February 1790) was Holy Roman Emperor from August 1765 and sole ruler of the Habsburg lands from November 29, 1780 un ...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition r ...

* as Corporal Franzl Földessy * Tibor Halmay as Walperl * as head Forester Lange, Christl's father *Jelly Staffel as Everl, Mozarts beloved *

Adele Sandrock Adele Sandrock (; born Adele Feldern-Förster; 19 August 1863 – 30 August 1937) was a German-Dutch actress. After a successful theatrical career, she became one of the first German movie stars. Early life Sandrock was born in Rotterdam, Ne ...

as Court Lady *Max Ralph-Ostermann as the Emperor's First Adjutant (as Max-Ralf Ostermann) *Hanns Waschatko as the Emperor's Second Adjutant *Gretel Berndt as Fräulein von Földessy * Louis V. Arco as Austrian officer *Ernst Wurmser as chef cook at the Vienna Hofburg *

Heinrich Gotho Heinrich Gotho (May 3, 1872 – August 28, 1938) was an Austrian film actor. Born in Dolina (now in Ukraine), he started his acting career at some provincial theatres until he found an engagement at the Neues Volkstheater in Berlin. The charact ...

as a notary *Alfred Frank as worker #1 *

Paul Hörbiger Paul Hörbiger (29 April 1894 – 5 March 1981) was an Austrian theatre and film actor. Life and work Paul Hörbiger was born in the Hungarian capital Budapest, then part of Austria-Hungary, the son of engineer Hanns Hörbiger, founder of the ...

as The Old Baron *Sylvia Torf as a peasant woman * Rudolf Österreicher as worker #2

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* 1930s historical musical films German historical musical films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Frederic Zelnik Operetta films Films based on operettas Films set in Austria Films set in the 1780s Films about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Cultural depictions of Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor Films about royalty Films scored by Bruno Granichstaedten German black-and-white films 1930s German films {{Historic-musical-film-stub