Intermezzo is a 1936 German musical comedy film directed by Josef von Báky and starring Tresi Rudolph, Albrecht Schoenhals and Franz Weber.Elsaesser & Wedel p.33Klaus p.106 It is part of the tradition of operetta films and is not linked to the 1936 Swedish film of the same title. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin and on location around Biarritz on the Bay of Biscay. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Karl Weber and Erich Zander.https://www.filmportal.de/film/intermezzo_bebe0df30a7542f486993f5a137c343e
Synopsis The singer Adrienne flees from her long-time fiancée Pierre when he demands that she should give up her opera career. In the resort town of Biarritz she loses a fortune in the casino, but is assisted by a man named Trent. She believes that Trent is a wealthy benefactor, but he in fact a composer. Circumstances end up with her singing in his new opera in Paris.
Cast Tresi Rudolph as Adrienne Madelon Albrecht Schoenhals as Trent Franz Weber as Jean Cukler Erich Fiedler as Pierre Cukler Rudolf Schündler as Rundfunk-Reporter Ernst Legal as Ballon S.O. Schoening as Martinetti Kurt Seifert as Don Ramiro Henry Lorenzen as Billie - Chauffeur Hilde Sessak as Blanche - Zofe Rudolf Klein-Rogge as Ponbiquet Hansi Arnstaedt as Jean Cukler's Wife
References
Bibliography Bock, Hans-Michael. Die Tobis 1928-1945: eine kommentierte Filmografie. Edition Text + Kritik, 2003. Elsaesser, Thomas & Wedel, Michael. The BFI companion to German cinema. British Film Institute, 1999. Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1936. Klaus-Archiv, 1988. Waldman, Harry. Nazi Films in America, 1933-1942. McFarland, 2008.
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