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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Cast
Mártha Eggerth
Steffi Piringer
Owen Nares
Rudi Muller
Wendy Barrie
Lucie Kleiner
George K. Arthur
Gustl Linzer
Gibb McLaughlin
Dr. Schilling
Ellis Jeffreys
Frau Kleiner
Robert Hale
Herr Piringer
O.B. Clarence
Dr. Peffer
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Victor Hanbury
- Writers
- John Stafford, Sydney Blow, Billy Wilder
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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Fun facts 🍿
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Victor Hanbury directs. Walter Blakeley behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 294 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Victor Hanbury, shot by Walter Blakeley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Mártha Eggerth and Owen Nares and Wendy Barrie carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0023690 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Walter Blakeley
- Runtime
- 77 min · 1h 17m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB rating
- 6.3/10 · 17 votes
Also by
Victor Hanbury
Production companies
Who made it
- AM
Amalgamated Films Associated
Key crew
- ProducerJohn Stafford
- Music DirectorKurt Schröder
- MusicFranz Lehár
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- operetta
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1932-11-17
