''Winter Night's Dream'' () is a 1935 German
romantic comedy film
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directed by
Géza von Bolváry
Géza von Bolváry (born Géza Gyula Mária Bolváry Zahn, ; 26 December 1897 – 10 August 1961) was a Hungarian actor, screenwriter, and film director, who worked principally in Germany and Austria.
Biography
Géza von Bolváry was born i ...
and starring
Magda Schneider,
Wolf Albach-Retty, and
Richard Romanowsky. It was shot at the
Johannisthal Studios in
Berlin
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and
on location at the resort town of
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen (; ) is an Northern Limestone Alps, Alpine mountain resort, ski town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the seat of government of the Garmisch-Partenkirchen (district), district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen (abbreviated ...
in
Bavaria
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. The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...
Emil Hasler
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.
Synopsis
While accompanying her employer to a
resort
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, a
secretary
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falls in love with a
ski instructor
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.
Cast
See also
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Frk. Møllers jubilæum
''Frøken Møllers jubilæum'' is a 1937 Danish comedy film directed and written by Lau Lauritzen Jr. and Alice O'Fredericks. The film stars Liva Weel and Victor Borge.
Cast
*Liva Weel as Frk. Møller
*Victor Borge as Klaverstemmer Asmussen ...
'' (1937)
*''
Julia jubilerar
''Julia jubilerar'' is a 1938 Swedish-Danish comedy film directed by Lau Lauritzen Jr. and Alice O'Fredericks.
The film is a remake of the 1935 German comedy Winter Night's Dream (Original title: Winternachtstraum).
Synopsis
Just as the tit ...
'' (1938)
References
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1935 films
Films of Nazi Germany
German romantic comedy films
1935 romantic comedy films
1930s German-language films
Films directed by Géza von Bolváry
Skiing films
Films set in the Alps
German black-and-white films
1930s German films
Films shot at Johannisthal Studios
Films scored by Franz Grothe
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