The Love Express (1931)
1h 25m
Running Time
May 4, 1931Release Date
Plot.
Musical about a girl typist who leaves Berlin for Venice after winning a contest. A rich bachelor pretending to be poor takes a job with her and competes for her affections with a count and a tenor. No print of the film is known to survive, and it is therefore a lost film. It is based on the operetta Es lebe die Liebe by Alexander Engel and Wilhelm Sterk. It was one of a cycle of operetta films made during the early sound era. A French-language version, Venetian Nights (Nuits de Venise), also directed by Wiene, was released the same year. From Wikipedia.
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Cast & Crew.
Georg Alexander
Kurt Weidingen
Joseph Schmidt
Enrico Tonelli, Sänger
Angelo Ferrari
Conte Orsino
Therese Giehse
Frau Mayer
Dina Gralla
Annie
Karl Graumann
Williams - Kurts Diener
Wilhelm Marx
Der Alte
Harry Hertzsch
Fritz - dessen Freund
Details.
Release DateMay 4, 1931
Original NameDer Liebesexpreß
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 25m
Genres
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Wiki.
The Love Express (German: Der Liebesexpreß) is a 1931 German musical comedy film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Georg Alexander, Dina Gralla and Joseph Schmidt. No print of the film is known to survive, and it is therefore a lost film. It is based on the operetta Es lebe die Liebe by Alexander Engel and Wilhelm Sterk. It was one of a cycle of operetta films made during the early sound era. A French-language version, Venetian Nights (Nuits de Venise), also directed by Wiene, was released the same year.
It is sometimes known by the alternative title of Eight Days of Happiness. It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ludwig Reiber.