''The Voice of Love'' (German: ''Die Stimme der Liebe'') is a 1934 German

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directed by Victor Janson and starring

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, Maria Beling,

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. It was in the tradition of operetta films.Waldman p.106 It portrays a complex series of interactions between a celebrated tenor and a female

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who has decided to romantically pursue him. The film's sets were designed by the

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Cast

as Kammersänger Ekhardt * Maria Beling as Cläre *

as Zenzi * Kurt Vespermann as Seppl, Ekhardt Diener * Oskar Sima as Der Wirt * Karl Platen as Der Korrepetitor *

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as Die Köchin * Fritz Alberti as Der Graf * Otto Sauter-Sarto as Ein Gast *

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as Die Freundin *

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as Der Feuerwehrmann *

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as Die Kaiserin * Gustav Püttjer as Standfotograf

References

Bibliography

* Waldman, Harry. ''Nazi Films in America, 1933–1942''. McFarland, 2008.

External links

* 1934 musical comedy films German musical comedy films 1934 films Films of Nazi Germany 1930s German-language films Films directed by Victor Janson Operetta films Terra Film films German black-and-white films Films scored by Eduard Künneke 1930s German films {{musical-comedy-film-stub