The Court Concert (1936)
Overview
Before he became cult director Douglas Sirk, Detlef Sierck cut his teeth on such lavish European star vehicles as Das Hofkonzert (The Court Concert). Marta Eggerth is cast as Christine, a young singer who aspires to find out who her father was. Her odyssey brings her to the court of a mythical kingdom, where she is romanced by handsome lieutenant Walter (Johannes Heesters). He is warned not to lose his heart to a "commoner," but all turns out all right when King Serenissimus (Otto Tressler) turns out to be Christine's long-lost daddy. Hofkonzert was designed as a comeback for Marta Eggerth, whose star had eclipsed by the mid-1930s.
Cast
Mártha Eggerth
Christine Holm alias Sängerin Belotti
Johannes Heesters
Leutnant Walter von Arnegg
Herbert Hübner
Staatsminister von Arnegg
Ernst Waldow
Damenwäschevertreter von Zunder
Hans Richter
Gefreiter Veit
Kurt Meisel
Leutnant Florian Schwälble
Rudolf Platte
Hofkapellmeister
Rudolf Klein-Rogge
Oberst Flumms
Flockina von Platen
Gräfin Hadersdorff
Ingeborg von Kusserow
Zofe Babette
Alfred Abel
Dichter Knips
Edwin Jürgensen
Theaterintendant
Henrique Martins
Baby auf dem Schoß der Mutter
Hans Hermann Schaufuß
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