Roses from the South (1934 film)

Roses from the South
Roses from the South
Directed by	Walter Janssen
Written by	Hans Vietzke ; Max Wallner
Produced by	Erich Schicker ; Karl Schulz ; Robert Wüllner
Starring	Paul Hörbiger ; Gretl Theimer ; Rózsi Csikós
Cinematography	Willy Winterstein
Edited by	Ludolf Grisebach
Music by	Ernst Erich Buder
Production; company	Schulz & Wuellner Filmfabrikation
Release date	30 August 1934;
Running time	93 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Roses from the South (German: Rosen aus dem Süden) is a 1934 German historical musical film directed by Walter Janssen and starring Paul Hörbiger, Gretl Theimer and Rózsi Csikós.^[1] ^[2] Location shooting took place around Vienna. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Wilhelm Depenau and Erich Zander. It is an operetta film, a popular genre during the decade. The title references the waltz of the same title composed by Johann Strauss.

Synopsis

Johann Strauss comes to the rescue of a struggling Viennese wine merchant and his attractive daughter by turning up to conduct the orchestra at a party and saving the family business from ruin.

Cast

Paul Hörbiger as Johann Strauß
Hugo Werner-Kahle as Johannes Brahms
Oscar Sabo as Gustav Mödlinger, Weingroßhändler
Olga Limburg as Sophie Mödlinger
Ekkehard Arendt as Toni Mödlinger
Oskar Sima as Eduard Weingruber, Oberkellner
Gretl Theimer as Mizzi, seine Tochter
Rózsi Csikós as Roszi
Carl Ehrhardt-Hardt as Poldi Wambacher
Hans Junkermann as Generalkonsul Füßli
Henry Lorenzen as Ein Tanzmeister
Johanna Ewald as Frau Krause
Otto Sauter-Sarto as Peppi, ein Pratersänger
Hans Hermann Schaufuß as Herr Krause
Elisabeth von Ruets as Baronin
Hugo Flink as Graf Lichtenstein
Emil Biron as Baron von Stessel

Reception

It was distributed in America by Casino Film Exchange in 1935 and a New York Times review considered it "bound to please Yorkville audiences or any other listeners familiar with the German tongue and its variations".^[3]

References

^ Kater & Riethmüller p.131
^ Waldman p.68-69
^ Waldman p.68-69

Bibliography

Kater, Michael H. & Riethmüller Albrecht . Music and Nazism: Art Under Tyranny, 1933-1945. Laaber, 2003.
Waldman, Harry. Nazi Films in America, 1933–1942. McFarland, 2008.