The Flower Girl from the Grand Hotel (German: Das Blumenmädchen vom Grand-Hotel) is a 1934 German drama film directed by Carl Boese and starring Elsa Merlini, Georg Alexander and Hans Brausewetter.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gustav A. Knauer and Alexander Mügge. A separate Italian-language version The Lucky Diamond was also produced starring Merlini with a different supporting cast.
Synopsis
A flower girl working at a grand hotel encounters a diamond that brings her luck and adventure.
Cast
- Elsa Merlini as Lis
- Georg Alexander as Eduard Swalt
- Hans Brausewetter as Fritz Peters
- Fritz Odemar as Der Diener Hermann
- Julius Falkenstein as Hoppe, Taxichauffeur
- Hans Richter as Tommy, ein Straßenjunge
- Jakob Tiedtke as Flindt, Theaterdirektor
- Theo Lingen as Thumser, Spielleiter
- Alfred Beierle as Putzke, Besitzer eines Warenhauses
- Hans Hemes as Brösicke, Rayonschef
- Annie Markart as Gaby, Revuestar
- Heinz Lingen as Ballett
- Erich Fiedler
- Werner Finck
References
- ^ Cardullo p.268
Bibliography
- Cardullo, Bert. Screening the Stage: Studies in Cinedramatic Art. Peter Lang, 2006.
- Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1934. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.
- Rentschler, Eric. The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife. Harvard University Press, 1996.