''Love, Dance and a Thousand Songs'' (German: ''Liebe, Tanz und 1000 Schlager'') is a 1955 West German

musical comedy 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 break ...

directed by

Paul Martin Paul Edgar Philippe Martin (born August 28, 1938), also known as Paul Martin Jr., is a Canadian lawyer and retired politician who served as the 21st prime minister of Canada and the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 2003 to 2006. Th ...

and starring

Caterina Valente Caterina Germaine Maria Valente (14 January 1931 – 9 September 2024) was an Italian-French multilingual singer, guitarist, and dancer. She spoke six languages and sang in 13. While she was best known as a performer in Europe, Valente spent pa ...

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and Rudolf Platte. It is a revue film, showcasing a number of different performers.Bock & Bergfelder p.9 It was filmed at the

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and on location around

Mittenwald Mittenwald () is a German municipality in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavaria. Geography Mittenwald is located approximately 16 kilometres to the south-east of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. It is situated in the Valley of the river Isar, ...

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Hans Jürgen Kiebach Hans Jürgen Kiebach (28 August 1930 – 19 May 1995) was a German production designer, art director and set decorator. He won an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film ''Cabaret''. Selected filmography * '' Three D ...

and Gabriel Pellon.

Cast

as Caterina *

as Peter Alexander * Rudolf Platte as Hugo Sauer * Ruth Stephan as Wicky Winkler * John W. Bubbles as John *

Werner Fuetterer Werner Fuetterer (10 January 1907 in Barth, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern – 7 February 1991 in Benidorm, Province of Alicante, Spain) was a German film actor. He appeared in nearly 100 films between 1925 and 1967. In his early film career, Fuetterer ...

as Heidemann * Silvio Francesco as Silvio *

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 Director Winkler *

Henry Lorenzen Henry Lorenzen (8 February 1899 – 22 September 1961) was a Danish film actor.Giesen p.199 Selected filmography * ''Girls of Today (1933 film), Girls of Today'' (1933) * ''The Champion of Pontresina'' (1934) * ''Roses from the South (1934 film) ...

as Paul * Joachim Rake as Herr Osterhagen * Erik van Aro as Aro * Bruno W. Pantel as Herr Mallwitz * Willy A. Kleinau as Luigi * Sunshine Quartett as Themselves * Das Comedian Quartett as Themselves * James and Cornell Jackson as Themselves *

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as Orchester Kurt Edelhagen * Hazy Osterwald as Orchester Hazy Osterwald * Wandy Tworek as Geiger Tworek * Die 3 Hill Billys as Musiker * Bill Ramsey as Singer * Jonny Teupen as Musiker * Albert Vossen as Musiker * Walter Bluhm as Fernsehreporter * Wolf Harnisch as Inspizient

References

Bibliography

* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009. * Kapczynski, Jennifer M. & Richardson, Michael D. ''A New History of German Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer, 2014.

External links

* 1955 films 1955 musical films German musical films West German films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Paul Martin 1950s German films Gloria Film films Films shot at Spandau Studios Films shot in Bavaria {{1950s-Germany-film-stub