The Emperor's Sweetheart

The Emperor's Sweetheart (German: Kaiserliebchen) is a 1931 German historical musical comedy film directed by Hans Tintner and starring Liane Haid, Walter Janssen and Wilhelm Bendow.[1] It was shot at the Grunewald Studios in Berlin.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Heilbronner. An operetta film, it is based on the stage operetta of the same title composed by Emil Berté. It was distributed by the German branch of the American company Fox Film.

The Emperor's Sweetheart
Directed byHans Tintner
Written byEmil Guttmann
Hans Tintner
Based onThe Emperor's Sweetheart by Max Blau, Ernst Decsey and Alfred Steinberg-Frank
Produced byRobert Leistenschneider
Helmut Schreiber
StarringLiane Haid
Walter Janssen
Wilhelm Bendow
CinematographyWilly Winterstein
Music byEmil Berté
Production
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Atlantis-Film
Distributed byDeutsche Fox
Release date
  • 12 January 1931 (1931-01-12)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

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References

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  1. ^ Giesen p.145
  2. ^ Klaus p.140

Bibliography

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  • Giesen, Rolf. The Nosferatu Story: The Seminal Horror Film, Its Predecessors and Its Enduring Legacy. McFarland, 2019.
  • Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1931. Klaus-Archiv, 2006.
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