''There Is Only One Love'' (German: ''Es gibt nur eine Liebe'') is a 1933 German

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directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Louis Graveure,

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. An

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, it was released in America in 1936.Waldman It was shot at the

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. The film's sets were designed by the art director

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Synopsis

Sir Henry Godwin, a celebrated

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, and his Ballet master Eddy decide to take a holiday in the Balkan Mountains. They encounter Dolores, a shorthand typist in the area on work, who falls in love Sir Henry while under the mistaken impression that he and Eddy are criminals on the run from the police.

Cast

* Louis Graveure as Kammersänger Sir Henry Godwin *

as Ballettmeister Eddy Blattner *

as Dolores Müller * Eva Eras as Lilly Montero * Otto Stoeckel as Oberregisseur * Martha Ziegler as Lina *

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as Kapellmeister * Margot Köchlin as Sängerin in der Oper *

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as Gefangenenwärter * Willy Kaufman as Manager *

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as Schaffner *

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as Polizeikommissar

References

Bibliography

* Klaus, Ulrich J. ''Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1933''. Klaus-Archiv, 1988. * Waldman, Harry. ''Nazi Films in America, 1933-1942''. McFarland, 2008.

External links

* 1933 films Films of Nazi Germany 1933 musical comedy films 1933 musical films German musical comedy films 1933 comedy films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Johannes Meyer German black-and-white films Films shot at Babelsberg Studios Operetta films Fox Film films 1930s German films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub