''The Girl Irene'' (german: Das Mädchen Irene) is a 1936 German
drama film
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directed by
Reinhold Schünzel
Reinhold Schünzel (7 November 1888 – 11 November 1954) was a German actor and director, active in both Germany and the United States. The son of a German father and a Jewish mother, he was born in St. Pauli, the poorest part of Hamburg. Despite ...
and starring
Lil Dagover
Lil Dagover (; born Marie Antonia Siegelinde Martha Seubert; 30 September 1887 – 23 January 1980) was a German actress whose film career spanned between 1913 and 1979. She was one of the most popular and recognized film actresses in the Weimar ...
,
Sabine Peters
Sabine Peters (29 December 1912 – 10 October 1982) was a German film actress. Peters emerged as a film actress during the Nazi era, and played largely supporting roles. She was one of the companions of the title in the 1938 Ingrid Bergman vehi ...
and
Geraldine Katt
Geraldine Kattnig (4 February 1920 – 9 November 1995) was an Austrian actress. She appeared in more than ten films from 1936 to 1951.
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References
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1920 births
1995 deaths
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. It is based on the British play ''Sixteen'' by Aimée Stuart about the widowed mother of a
middle class
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family who falls in love, provoking the jealousy of her daughter. It was shot at the
Babelsberg
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and
Tempelhof Studios
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Berlin
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with
location shooting
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taking place in
London
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,
Monte Carlo
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and
Paris
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as well as around the German capital. The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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s
Ludwig Reiber
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and
Walter Reimann
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.
Synopsis
In
London
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, Jennifer Lawrence wishes to marry Sir John Corbett and first discusses it with her daughters Baba and Irene. Irene, who idealized her own father, is greatly opposed, but her mother decides to marry anyway. Irene runs away and tries to drown herself, but is saved, and Baba brings her home. Her mother explains that her idealisation of her father was false, and Irene is reconciled.Cinzia Romani, ''Tainted Goddesses: Female Film Stars of the Third Reich'' p. 55 ISBN 978-0-9627613-1-7
Cast
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Lil Dagover
Lil Dagover (; born Marie Antonia Siegelinde Martha Seubert; 30 September 1887 – 23 January 1980) was a German actress whose film career spanned between 1913 and 1979. She was one of the most popular and recognized film actresses in the Weimar ...
as Jennifer Lawrence
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Sabine Peters
Sabine Peters (29 December 1912 – 10 October 1982) was a German film actress. Peters emerged as a film actress during the Nazi era, and played largely supporting roles. She was one of the companions of the title in the 1938 Ingrid Bergman vehi ...
as Irene Lawrence, ihre Tochter
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Geraldine Katt
Geraldine Kattnig (4 February 1920 – 9 November 1995) was an Austrian actress. She appeared in more than ten films from 1936 to 1951.
Selected filmography
References
External links
*
1920 births
1995 deaths
Austrian film actress ...
as Baba Lawrence, ihre Tochter
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Hedwig Bleibtreu
Hedwig Bleibtreu (; 23 December 1868 – 24 January 1958) was an Austrian film actress. She appeared in more than thirty films from 1919 to 1952. Bleibtreu is perhaps best-known to international audiences as Alida Valli's furious landlady in ''Th ...
as Großmutter
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Elsa Wagner
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Life and career
Born as Elisab ...
as Frau König
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Karl Schönböck
Karl Schönböck (4 February 1909 in Vienna – 24 March 2001 in Munich) was an Austrian actor.Hans Richter as Philip
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Roma Bahn
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as Die Baronin
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Alice Treff
Alice Martha Treff (4 June 1906 – 8 February 2003) was a German film actress. She appeared in more than 120 films between 1932 and 2001. She was born and died in Berlin, Germany.
Selected filmography
* '' Peter Voss, Thief of Millions'' ...
as Lady Taylor
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Erich Fiedler
Erich Fiedler (15 March 1901 – 19 May 1981) was a German film actor. He was the German dubbing voice of Robert Morley.
Selected filmography
* ''The Escape to Nice'' (1932)
* ''Overnight Sensation'' (1932)
* '' Marion, That's Not Nice'' (1933)
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as Bobby Cut
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Olga Limburg
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as Die Herzogin
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Gertrud Wolle
Gertrud Wolle (11 March 1891 – 6 July 1952) was a German film actress.
Selected filmography
* '' Die Insel der Glücklichen'' (1919)
* ''Prince Cuckoo'' (1919)
* ''Roswolsky's Mistress'' (1921)
* '' A Glass of Water'' (1923)
* ''Burglars'' (1 ...
as Die Lehrerin
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Georges Boulanger
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as Der Geiger
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Hilde Scheppan
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