This One or None
1932 film by Carl Froelich
This One or None (German: Die - oder keine) is a 1932 German musical film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Gitta Alpar, Max Hansen and Ferdinand von Alten. It is part of the tradition of operetta films. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter. Location shooting took place around Berlin at the Brandenburg Gate, Potsdamer Platz and Unter den Linden.
Cast
Gitta Alpar as Eva Petri
Max Hansen as Prince Michael von Marana
Ferdinand von Alten as Prince Wenzel von Marana
Paul Otto as Ravel, Bankier
Fritz Fischer as Florian, Tenor
Paul Henckels as Montalon, Michaels Adjutant
Rudolf Platte as Officer
Wolfgang von Schwindt as Ein Bassist
Erich Fuchs as Ein Bariton
Lucy Malata as Eine Altastin
Barnabás von Géczy as Primgeiger
Comedian Harmonists as Themselves
References
Bibliography
Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1932. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.
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