Once You Give Away Your Heart (German: Wenn du einmal dein Herz verschenkst) is a 1929 German comedy film directed by Johannes Guter and starring Lilian Harvey, Igo Sym, and Harry Halm.[1] Made at the time of the conversion to sound film, it was released in both sound and silent versions.
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Directed by | Johannes Guter |
Written by | |
Based on | Der Vagabund vom Äquator by Ludwig von Wohl |
Produced by | Günther Stapenhorst |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Fritz Arno Wagner |
Music by | |
Production company | |
Distributed by | UFA |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | Germany |
Language | German |
The film's art direction was by Heinz Fenchel and Jacek Rotmil. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios and on location in Tenerife and on board a cargo steamer sailing from Hamburg.
Synopsis
editA young woman escapes from the banana plantation in Borneo where she lives and travels on a cargo ship to Europe.
Cast
edit- Lilian Harvey as Dolly
- Igo Sym as Brun
- Harry Halm as Bobby
- Karl Platen as Hinnerk, Steuermann
- Alexander Sascha as Thorp
- Valeria Blanka as Elegante Frau
- Rudolf Biebrach as Kapitän
- Wolfgang Kuhle as Schiffsjunge
- Fritz Schmuck as Sörensen
- Erika Dannhoff as Kindermädchen
- Michael von Newlinsky
References
edit- ^ Bock & Bergfelder, p. 456.
Bibliography
edit- Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.
External links
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