''Hello Janine!'' () is a 1939

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musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the Character (arts), 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 serv ...

directed by

Carl Boese Carl Eduard Hermann Boese (; 26 August 1887 – 6 July 1958) was a German film director, screenwriter, and film producer, producer. He directed 158 films between 1917 and 1957. Selected filmography * ''Farmer Borchardt'' (1917) * ''Donna Luci ...

and starring

Marika Rökk Marika Rökk (; born Marie Karoline Rökk, 3 November 1913 – 16 May 2004) was a German-Austrian dancer, singer and actress of Hungarian descent who gained prominence in Cinema of Germany, German films in the Nazism and cinema, Nazi era. She res ...

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

and Rudi Godden. It was shot at the

Babelsberg Studios Babelsberg Film Studio () (also known as Studio Babelsberg), located in Potsdam-Babelsberg outside Berlin, Germany, is the oldest large-scale film studio in the world, producing films since 1912. With a total area of about and a studio area of a ...

Potsdam Potsdam () is the capital and largest city of the Germany, German States of Germany, state of Brandenburg. It is part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. Potsdam sits on the Havel, River Havel, a tributary of the Elbe, downstream of B ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

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s Ernst H. Albrecht and

Erich Kettelhut Erich Karl Heinrich Kettelhut (1 November 1893 – 13 March 1979) was a German production designer, art director and set decorator. Kettelhut is considered one of the most important artists in the history of early German cinema, mainly for his s ...

. Along with ''

Der Bettelstudent ''Der Bettelstudent'' (''The Beggar Student'') is an operetta in three acts by Carl Millöcker with a German libretto by Camillo Walzel (under the pseudonym of F. Zell) and Richard Genée, based on ''Les noces de Fernande'' by Victorien Sardou ...

'' (1936) and ''

Gasparone ''Gasparone'' is an operetta in three acts by Carl Millöcker to a German libretto by Friedrich Zell and Richard Genée. The libretto was later revised by and . An amusing feature of the work is that the title character never appears and acts as ...

'' (1937) it helped establish Rökk as a major star, an effective replacement for La Jana.Fox p. 122 After the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

it was rereleased by

Gloria Film Gloria Film was a West German film production and distribution company. It was established in 1949 by Ilse Kubaschewski. An earlier, unconnected company of the same name had existed during the silent era in Germany, and had been absorbed into U ...

Cast

as Janine *

as Count Rene * Rudi Godden as Pierre Tarin *

Mady Rahl Mady Rahl (3 January 1915 – 29 August 2009) was a German stage and film actress. Born Edith Gertrud Meta Raschke in Neukölln (now part of Berlin), Rahl trained as an actress and dancer. In 1935, she made her stage debut in Leipzig under the di ...

as Bibi *

Else Elster Else Elster (22 February 1910 – 28 March 1998) was a German actress who appeared in over forty films during the Weimar and Nazi eras. Selected filmography * '' The Blonde Nightingale'' (1930) * '' A Gentleman for Hire'' (1930) * '' Weekend in ...

as Yvette *

Erich Ponto Erich Johannes Bruno Ponto (14 December 1884 – 14 February 1957) was a German film and stage actor. Career Erich Ponto was born in Lübeck as the son of a textile merchant. After his family had moved to Hamburg- Eimsbüttel, he attended the g ...

as Monsieur Pamion *

Kate Kühl Kate Kühl (born Elfriede Katharina Nehrhaupt: 16 December 1899 – 29 January 1970) was a German cabaret performer, chanteuse and film actor. After 1933 her brand of political cabaret was no longer permitted and she found herself subject of a ''B ...

as Madame Pamion *

Hubert von Meyerinck Hubert "Hubsi" von Meyerinck (23 August 1896 – 13 May 1971) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 280 films between 1921 and 1970. Biography Meyerinck was born in Potsdam, Brandenburg, the son of Friedrich von Meyerinck (1858� ...

as Jean *

Ernst Dumcke Ernst Dumcke (13 November 1887 – 21 June 1940) was a German film actor. Ernst Dumcke was married to the actress Traute Carlsen from 1913 to 1915. In 1932 he married the Jewish woman Lise-Lotte Koopmann. Landesarchiv Berlin, Heiratsregister Stand ...

as The Director *

Edith Meinhard Edith Meinhard (22. November 1908 as ''Herma Ruth Edith Kötteritzsch'' in Berlin - 26. June 1968 in West-Berlin) was a German actress who appeared in more than fifty films during her career, including the 1929 film ''Diary of a Lost Girl''. Lif ...

as Charlotte *

Marjan Lex Marjan may refer to: Places Albania * , a village in Gorë Municipality, Korçë District * , a village in Lekas Municipality, Korçë District Iran * Marjan, Alborz, a village * Marjan, Fars, a village * Marjan, Isfahan, a village * Mar ...

as Bourboule *

Marlise Ludwig Marlise is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Marlise Keith (born 1972), South African artist *Marlise Simons, Dutch-born American journalist *Marlise Wendels Marlise Wendels (28 April 1923 – 23 August 2012) was a German ope ...

as The Hostess

References

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External links

* 1939 films 1939 musical comedy films German musical comedy films Films of Nazi Germany 1930s German-language films Films directed by Carl Boese Films with screenplays by Karl Georg Külb Films set in Paris German black-and-white films UFA GmbH films 1930s German films Films shot at Babelsberg Studios Films scored by Peter Kreuder {{1930s-Germany-comedy-film-stub