''The Bartered Bride'' (german: Die verkaufte Braut) is a 1932 German musical

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film directed by

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and starring

Jarmila Novotná Jarmila Novotná (September 23, 1907, in Prague, Austria-Hungary – February 9, 1994, in New York City) was a celebrated Bohemian soprano and actress and, from 1940 to 1956, a star of the Metropolitan Opera. Early career A student of Emmy De ...

Otto Wernicke Otto Karl Robert Wernicke (30 September 1893, Osterode am Harz – 7 November 1965) was a German actor. He is best known for his role as police inspector Karl Lohmann in the two Fritz Lang films '' M'' and ''The Testament of Dr. Mabuse''. Marrie ...

, and

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. It is based on the

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of the same name by Czech composer

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. It was shot at the

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

Plot

''The Bartered Bride'' is the comic misadventure of two mismatched couples. 1859 at a church consecration festival in Bohemia. The matchmaker Kezal wants to match the mayor's daughter Marie to Wenzel, the son of rich Micha. However, Marie falls in love with the post coach Hans and hides with him in the hustle and bustle of the church consecration festival. Meanwhile, the traveling circus Brummer has arrived, and Wenzel has his eye on the artist Esmeralda, circus director Brummer's foster daughter. Marie and Wenzel's parents are dissatisfied with this development. So, Marie is locked in her room and the mayor does not give the circus permission to perform. Kezal offers Hans 300 guilders if he gives up Marie, and when he accepts the money, word gets around that he has sold his bride. The humiliated Marie is now ready to marry Wenzel. But Hans only accepted the money because the circus needed it to be able to play. When a circus bear escapes and Hans saves Marie from the bear, everything comes back into order. The parents agree, Wenzel gets Esmeralda, and even Kezal is reimbursed twice for his expenses.

Cast

Soundtrack

* "Overture" * Otto Wernicke, Paul Kemp, Max Nadler and Maria Janowska - "Alles ist so gut wie richtig" * "Das ist treue Liebe" * Jarmila Novotná and Willy Domgraf-Fassbaender - "Fliesse, Wasser, Fliesse * Chorus - "Bohemian Folk Dance" * Jarmila Novotná - "Jungfrau Maria" * Jarmila Novotná and Willy Domgraf-Fassbaender - "Heut Bin Ich Dein, Jetzt Bist Du Mein" * Jarmila Novotná - "Wenn Du gehts, Ich Will nicht Klagen" * Otto Wernike and Willy Domgraf-Fassbaender - "Ohne Dukaten bist Du verraten" * Otto Wernicke, chorus and Jarmila Novotná - "Ruhe, Ruhe nur Geduld" * Chorus - "Er verkaufte seine Braut" * Annemarie Sörensen - "Alles geht am Schuerchen" * "Prodaná nevesta" (Written by

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External links

* * 1932 films 1932 musical comedy films German musical comedy films Films of the Weimar Republic 1930s German-language films Films directed by Max Ophüls German black-and-white films Films based on operas Circus films Films set in the 1850s Films set in the Czech Republic Films set in Austria Bohemia in fiction Bavaria Film films Films shot at Bavaria Studios 1930s historical comedy films German historical comedy films 1930s historical musical films German historical musical films Opera films 1930s German films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub