Drama
Burg Theatre
In this convoluted melodrama, an elderly thespian falls for a rising young starlet. He admits his love for her and then announces that he will retire. The young woman pretends she loves him too, but her real motive is to give her struggling lover, also an aspiring actor, a break.
Directed by Willi Forst
78
User score
4 votes
Status
Released
Released
December 25, 1936
Runtime
2h 2m
Language
German
Top cast
Werner Krauss
Friedrich Mitterer
Carl Esmond
Josef Rainer
Hortense Raky
Leni Schindler
Olga Tschechowa
Baroness Seebach
Hans Moser
Souffleur Sedlmayer
Carl Günther
Baron Seebach
Karl Skraup
Schneidermeister Schindler
Josefine Dora
Frau Schindler
Franz Herterich
Direktor des Burgtheaters
Camilla Gerzhofer
Frau von S., Gesellschaftsdame
Karl Paryla
junger Schauspieler
Erik Frey
Schauspieler des Burgtheaters
O.W. Fischer
Schauspieler des Burgtheaters
Marietta Weber
Schauspielerin
Georg Schmieter
Opernsänger
Babette Devrient
Fürstin
Irma Eckert
Zofe
Rudolf Teubler
Majordomus
Otto Hartmann
vorsprechender Schauspieler
Maria Holst
Fritzi
