''The House of Three Girls'' (german: Das Dreimäderlhaus) is a 1958 Austrian-West German

musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks ...

directed by

Ernst Marischka Ernst Marischka (2 January 1893 – 12 May 1963) was an Austrian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for more than 90 films between 1913 and 1962. He also directed 29 films between 1915 and 1962. He wrote and directed the Sissi trilogy ...

and starring

Karlheinz Böhm Karlheinz Böhm (16 March 1928 – 29 May 2014) was an Austrian-German actor and philanthropist. He took part in 45 films and became well known in Austria and Germany for his role as Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria Franz Joseph I or Francis ...

Rudolf Schock Rudolf Johann Schock (4 September 1915 – 13 November 1986) was a German tenor. Rudolf Schock was born in Duisburg, in the Prussian Rhine Province. He sang a wide repertoire from operetta to ''Lohengrin'', recording among others opera and lieder, ...

and

Magda Schneider Magdalena Maria Schneider (17 May 1909 – 30 July 1996) was a German actress and singer. She was the mother of the actress Romy Schneider. Biography Magdalena Maria Schneider was born in Augsburg, Bavaria, the daughter of a plumber. She atte ...

.Bock & Bergfelder p.252 It is based on the operetta ''

Das Dreimäderlhaus ''Das Dreimäderlhaus'' (''House of the Three Girls''), adapted into English-language versions as ''Blossom Time'' and ''Lilac Time'', is a Viennese pastiche operetta with music by Franz Schubert, rearranged by Heinrich Berté (1857–1924), ...

''. The story had previously been made into the film ''

Three Girls for Schubert ''Three Girls for Schubert'' (german: Drei Mäderl um Schubert) is a 1936 German historical romance film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Paul Hörbiger, Gretl Theimer, and Maria Andergast. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios of Tobis Fil ...

'' in 1936. 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 ...

Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff (1908–1993) was an Austrian art directorDassanowsky p.130 who worked on more than a hundred films during his career. Jüptner-Jonstorff was one of the leading figures in his field in Europe, designing sets for films such ...

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Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short lifetime, Schubert left behind a vast ''oeuvre'', including more than 600 secular vocal wor ...

Franz von Schober Franz Adolf Friedrich Schober, since 1801 von Schober (born 17 May 1796, Torup Castle at Malmö, Sweden; died 13 September 1882 in Dresden), was an Austrian Lyric poetry, poet, librettist, lithographer, actor in Breslau and ''Legationsrat'' in We ...

as Frau Tschöll *

Gustav Knuth Gustav Knuth (7 July 1901 – 1 February 1987) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1935 and 1982 and starred in the TV series '' Alle meine Tiere''. He was married to the actress Elisabeth Lennartz. Selected ...

as Christian Tschöll *

Johanna Matz Johanna Matz (born 5 October 1932, in Vienna) is an Austrian film actress. She began as a dancer and later acted at the Burgtheater. Selected filmography * '' Maria Theresa'' (1951) * '' Season in Salzburg'' (1952) * ''The White Horse Inn'' (19 ...

as Hannerl *

Richard Romanowsky Richard Romanowsky (21 April 1883 – 22 July 1968) was an Austrian actor. He appeared in 45 films between 1932 and 1961. Selected filmography * ''Two in a Car'' (1932) * '' Adventure on the Southern Express'' (1934) * '' Farewell Waltz'' ...

Diabelli Anton (or Antonio) Diabelli (5 September 17818 April 1858) was an Austrian music publisher, editor and composer. Best known in his time as a publisher, he is most familiar today as the composer of the waltz on which Ludwig van Beethoven wrote ...

Erich Kunz Erich Kunz (20 May 1909 in Vienna – 8 September 1995 in Vienna) was an Austrian operatic baritone, particularly associated with the roles of Papageno and Beckmesser. Life and career Born in Vienna, Kunz was educated at the Vienna Music Acad ...

Johann Mayrhofer Johann Baptist Mayrhofer (22 October 17875 February 1836) was an Austrian poet and librettist. He is best known for his close friendship with the composer Franz Schubert. Biography Mayrhofer was born in Steyr, educated at Novitiate in St. Fl ...

Helga Neuner Helga Neuner (10 June 1940) is a German actress. Life Neuner was born in Munich. During her school years, she took singing lessons and received dance training. After finishing school, she completed an acting education. She first gained theater ...

as Heiderl *

Gerda Siegl Gerda is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: A * Gerda Ahlm (1869–1956), Swedish-born American painter and art conservator * Gerda Alexander (1908–1994), Danish teacher and therapist * Gerda Antti (born 1929), Swedi ...

as Hederl * Eberhard Wächter as J.M. Vogl - Hofopernsänger *

Helmuth Lohner Helmuth Lohner (24 April 1933 – 23 June 2015) was an Austrian actor, theatre director, and from 1997 to 2006 director of the Theater in der Josefstadt. Early life Born in Vienna, Lohner initially trained as a commercial artist, while also taki ...

Moritz von Schwind image:Moritz von Schwind 2.jpg, 200px, Moritz von Schwind, c. 1860. Moritz von Schwind (21 January 1804 – 8 February 1871) was an Austrian painter, born in Vienna. Schwind's genius was lyrical—he drew inspiration from chivalry, folklore, and th ...

Albert Rueprecht Albert may refer to: Companies * Albert (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic * Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands * Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia * Albert Productions, a record label * Alber ...

Leopold Kupelwieser Leopold Kupelwieser (17 October 1796, Markt Piesting – 17 November 1862, Vienna) was an Austrian painter, often associated with the Nazarene movement. Life He was the son of Johann Baptist Georg Kilian Kupelwieser (1760–1813), co-owner of a ...

Lotte Lang Lotte Lang (11 January 1900 – 13 February 1985) was an Austrian actress. She appeared in more than 80 films and television shows between 1932 and 1979. Selected filmography * '' Must We Get Divorced?'' (1933) * ''Tales from the Vienna Wo ...

as Kathi * Else Rambausek as Mrs. Prametzberger *

Edith Elmay Edith Elmay (24 July 1936 – 7 August 2020) was an Austrian film and television actress. Elmay died on 7 August 2020, at the age of 84.Berlin film researcher M. Jahnke (in cooperation with R. Kettermann) Selected filmography * ''Scandal in Bad ...

as Franzi Seidl * Daniela Sigell * Brigitte Jonak *

Ewald Balser Ewald Balser (5 October 1898 – 17 April 1978) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1935 and 1975. He was born in Elberfeld, Germany and died in Vienna, Austria. Partial filmography * ''Jana, the Girl from the ...

Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical ...

* Liselotte Bav as Therese Pichler

References

Bibliography

* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.

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