Darling of the Gods (1930)
1h 52m
Running Time
October 13, 1930Release Date
Darling of the Gods (1930)
1h 52m
Running Time
October 13, 1930Release Date
Plot.
Also known as Darling of the Gods, this was Emil Jannings' second talkie appearance. Jannings stars as famed operatic singer Albert Winkelmann, who is greeted with cheers, applause and romantic propositions whenever he performs in his native Vienna. But when he embarks on a tour of South America, tragedy strikes. The sweltering climate causes Winkelmann to lose his voice on stage, a disaster met with hoots and cat-calls. Dispirited he returns to Europe, where he soon learns that no one is aware of what happened in South America. Intending to retire so as not to be exposed to further humiliation, Winkelmann is goaded back on stage -- where, miraculously, his gorgeous voice returns.
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Cast & Crew.
Emil Jannings
Albert Winkelmann
Renate Müller
Agathe
Olga Tschechowa
Olga von Dagomirska
Max Gülstorff
The Medizinalra
Hans Moser
Kratochvil
Eduard von Winterstein
Dr. Marberg
Hanns Schwarz
Director
Willy Prager
Maurus Colwyn
Robert Liebmann
Writer
Siegfried Berisch
Romanones
Hans Müller
Writer
Richard Rillo
Writer
Vladimir Sokoloff
Boris Jussupoff
Erich Pommer
Producer
Evaristo Signorini
Filipo Cardagno
Oskar Sima
Popper
Willy Schmidt-Gentner
Composer
Truus van Aalten
Ballettratte
Betty Bird
Madelone
Günther Rittau
Director of Photography
Erich Kettelhut
Art Direction
Konstantin Irmen-Tschet
Director of Photography
Willy Zeyn Jr.
Editor
René Hubert
Costume Design
Ethel Reese-Burns
Luigi Bernauer
Fritz Spira
Fritz Alberti
Valentine Wischnewskaja
Lydia Pollman
Betty Gast
Lilian Ellerbusch
Details.
Release DateOctober 13, 1930
Original NameLiebling der Götter
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 52m
Genres
Wiki.
Darling of the Gods (German: Liebling der Götter) is a 1930 German musical drama film directed by Hanns Schwarz and starring Emil Jannings, Renate Müller and Olga Tschechowa. Jannings had recently returned from Hollywood where the arrival of sound films had harmed his career. The film was made at the Babelsburg studios, and based on the play Die Tokaier by Hans Müller. It was made by Erich Pommer's production unit, part of the German Major film studio UFA. It premiered at the Gloria-Palast in Berlin on 13 October 1930.