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The Court Concert (1936)

The Court Concert (1936)

Comedy Romance Music
Release Date: 1936, December 18
Directors: Douglas Sirk
Countries: Germany
Production: UFA
Cast: Alfred Abel, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Kurt Meisel, Otto Treßler, Hans Richter, Johannes Heesters, Henrique Martins, Rudolf Platte, Günther Ballier, Herbert Hübner, Ernst Waldow, Mártha Eggerth

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.