The Love Express

1931 1h 25m DE

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Musical about a girl typist who leaves Berlin for Venice after winning a contest. A rich bachelor pretending to be poor takes a job with her and competes for her affections with a count and a tenor. No print of the film is known to survive, and it is therefore a lost film. It is based on the operetta Es lebe die Liebe by Alexander Engel and Wilhelm Sterk. It was one of a cycle of operetta films made during the early sound era. A French-language version, Venetian Nights (Nuits de Venise), also directed by Wiene, was released the same year. From Wikipedia.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Georg Alexander
Kurt Weidingen
Joseph Schmidt
Enrico Tonelli, Sänger
Angelo Ferrari
Conte Orsino
Therese Giehse
Frau Mayer
Dina Gralla
Annie
Karl Graumann
Williams - Kurts Diener
Wilhelm Marx
Der Alte
Harry Hertzsch
Fritz - dessen Freund

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert Wiene
Writers: Alexander Engel, Andor Zsoldos, Ladislaus Vajda
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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95 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Robert Wiene, shot by Carl Drews. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Max Niederberger. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Georg Alexander and Joseph Schmidt and Angelo Ferrari carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0130082 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Robert Wiene directs. Carl Drews behind the camera. Max Niederberger scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

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Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
295 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Robert Wiene, shot by Carl Drews. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Max Niederberger. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Georg Alexander and Joseph Schmidt and Angelo Ferrari carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0130082 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.