''The White Horse Inn'' (german: Im weißen Rößl) is a 1952 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

Willi Forst Willi Forst, born Wilhelm Anton Frohs (7 April 1903 – 11 August 1980) was an Austrian actor, screenwriter, film director, film producer and singer. As a debonair actor he was a darling of the German-speaking film audiences, as a director, one o ...

and starring

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 ...

Johannes Heesters Johan Marius Nicolaas Heesters (5 December 1903 – 24 December 2011), known professionally as Johannes Heesters, was a Dutch actor of stage, television and film, as well as a vocalist of numerous recordings and performer on the concert stag ...

and Walter Müller.Hake p. 119 It is based on the operetta ''

The White Horse Inn ''The White Horse Inn'' (or ''White Horse Inn'') (German title: ''Im weißen Rößl'' ) is an operetta or musical comedy by Ralph Benatzky and Robert Stolz in collaboration with a number of other composers and writers, set in the picturesque Salz ...

'' and is part of the

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 ...

genre. It was shot in studios in

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and on location around

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in southern

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. The film's sets were designed by

Kurt Herlth Kurt Herlth (1896–1966) was a German art director known for his designs of film sets. His brother Robert Herlth was also an art director active in the German film industry, and the two men worked together a number of times.Bock & Bergfelder p.1 ...

Robert Herlth Robert Herlth (2 May 1893 – 6 January 1962) was a German art director. He was one of the leading designers of German film sets during the 1920s and 1930s.Reimer & Reimer p.146 Filmography * ''Masks'' (1920) * '' Island of the Dead'' (1921) * ' ...

and

Willy Schatz Willy Schatz (1903–1976) was a German art director of Baltic German origin. He designed the sets for numerous film productions in post-war West Germany including Fritz Lang's '' The Tiger of Eschnapur'' and '' The Indian Tomb'' in 1959.Langford p ...

Paula Wessely Paula Anna Maria Wessely (20 January 1907 – 11 May 2000) was an Austrian theatre and film actress. ''Die Wessely'' (literally "The Wessely"), as she was affectionately called by her admirers and fans, was Austria's foremost popular postwar actr ...

was originally intended to star, but because she was unavailable, the lead role was rewritten for Johanna Matz.

Cast

as Josepha *

as Dr. Siedler * Walter Müller as Leopold *

Rudolf Forster Rudolf Forster (30 October 1884 – 25 October 1968) was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1914 and 1968. His autobiography ''Das Spiel, mein Leben'' was published by Propyläen Verlag in 1967. He was born in Gr� ...

as Kaiser Franz Josef *

Paul Westermeier Paul Westermeier (9 July 1892 – 17 October 1972) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * '' Wedding in the Eccentric Club'' (1917) * ''Agnes Arnau and Her Three Suitors'' (1918) * ''About the Son'' (1921) * '' Memoirs of a Film Actre ...

as Giesecke *

Marianne Wischmann Marianne Wischmann (1921–2009) was a German film and television actress, as well as a renowned voice actress. Selected filmography * ''Third from the Right'' (1950) * '' The Lie'' (1950) * ''Abundance of Life'' (1950) * ''Miracles Still Happen ...

as Ottilie Giesecke *

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as Prof. Hinzelmann *

Ingrid Pan Ingrid Pan (9 August 1930 – 1995) was a German stage and film actress who was active in German cinema during the 1950s in prominent supporting roles. She later worked frequently in radio. Pan was married to the German actor and playwright He ...

as Klärchen Hinzelmann *

Ulrich Beiger Ulrich Beiger (26 August 1918 – 18 September 1996) was a German actor. Selected filmography * ''The Little Residence'' (1942) - Möller * ''The Trip to Marrakesh'' (1949) - Mixer * '' Sensation in Savoy'' (1950) - young Indian * ''Scandal at ...

as Sigismund * Klaus Pohl as Bettler Loidl * Walter Koch as Piccolo Gustl *

Alfred Pongratz Alfred may refer to: Arts and entertainment *'' Alfred J. Kwak'', Dutch-German-Japanese anime television series * ''Alfred'' (Arne opera), a 1740 masque by Thomas Arne * ''Alfred'' (Dvořák), an 1870 opera by Antonín Dvořák *"Alfred (Interl ...

as Bürgermeister * Meggie Rehrl-Hentze as Französische Braut * Jean Gargoet as Französischer Bräutigam

References

Bibliography

* Hake, Sabine. ''German National Cinema''. Routledge, 2013.

External links

* 1952 films 1952 musical comedy films 1952 romantic comedy films German musical comedy films German romantic comedy films West German films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Willi Forst Remakes of German films Films set in Austria Films set in the 1900s Operetta films Films based on operettas German films based on plays Films based on adaptations Films set in restaurants Gloria Film films Cultural depictions of Franz Joseph I of Austria 1950s romantic musical films German romantic musical films Films scored by Robert Stolz Films scored by Ralph Benatzky 1950s German films {{romantic-musical-film-stub