The Bird Seller (1935)
Synopsis
The film is an adaptation of the 1891 operetta Der Vogelhändler by composer Carl Zeller, with libretto by Moritz West and Ludwig Held, though it incorporates few of the original songs, using them mostly instrumentally or in the background. The plot follows Adam, a Tyrolean bird seller in 18th-century Rhineland, who hopes to marry his beloved Christl, a postmaster's daughter; to secure his future, she arranges for him to perform at court, but complications arise when she is mistakenly suspected of an affair with a philandering prince.
Cast
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Maria Andergast
as Christl von der Post
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Wolf Albach-Retty
as Adam der Vogelhändler
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Lil Dagover
as Die Kurfürstin
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Hans Zesch-Ballot
as Der Kurfürst
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Georg Alexander
as Graf Stanislaus
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Genia Nikolaieva
as Adelheid
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Max Gülstorff
as Hofjägermeitster
- Gaston Briese
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Egon Brosig
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Gustl Gstettenbaur
- Arthur Hell
- Paul Mederow
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Paul Rehkopf
- Hans Schneider
- Franz Stein
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Jakob Tiedtke
- Wolfgang von Schwindt
Crew
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E.W. Emo
Director
