Premiere (1937)
1h 22m
Running Time
February 25, 1937Release Date
Plot.
As Fraulein Leander prepares for opening night, her life is thrown into turmoil by a variety of romantic misadventures. But she manages to show up on stage at the appointed time, scoring a huge success.
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Details.
Release DateFebruary 25, 1937
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 22m
Filming LocationsVienna, Austria
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Wiki.
Premiere is a 1937 Austrian musical crime film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Zarah Leander, Attila Hörbiger, and Karl Martell. The wealthy backer of a Viennese musical revue is murdered on the first night of the show. It was Leander's first German language role after previously appearing in Swedish films. On the basis of her performance in the film, Leander was signed by the German Major studio UFA after their major rival, Tobis, had decided she had insufficient star appeal. Her next film To New Shores established Leander as the leading star in Germany.
In 1938 the film was remade in Britain with many of the original musical numbers re-used.