Stars of Variety

Stars of Variety
Stars of Variety
Directed by	Josef von Báky
Written by	Attila Orbók ; Erich Willke ; Thea von Harbou
Produced by	Heinz Landsmann ; Antal Takács
Starring	La Jana ; Christl Mardayn ; Karin Hardt
Cinematography	István Eiben
Edited by	Wolfgang Becker
Music by	Georg Haentzschel
Production; companies	Pictura-Film ; Hunnia Filmgyár
Distributed by	Märkische Film
Release dates	30 March 1939 (Hungary); 14 April 1939 (Germany);
Running time	86 minutes
Countries	Germany ; Hungary
Language	German

Stars of Variety (German: Menschen vom Varieté, Hungarian: A varieté csillagai) is a 1939 German-Hungarian drama film directed by Josef von Báky and starring La Jana, Christl Mardayn and Karin Hardt. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert A. Dietrich and Artur Günther. Separate German and Hungarian-language versions were produced.

Cast

German version

La Jana as Silvia Castellani
Christl Mardayn as Alice Mc'Lean
Karin Hardt as Gloria Mc'Lean
Hans Holt as Freddy Danz
Attila Hörbiger as Jack Carey
Edith Oß as Ruby Mc'Lean
Hans Moser as Miller - stage manager
Jack Trevor as Jeffrey Keats
Victor Janson as Manager of Variety
Willi Schur as Serna - Dompteur
Hans Adalbert Schlettow as Tom
Rudolf Klein-Rogge as police inspector
Erwin Biegel as Kellner in der Artistenpension
Eduard von Winterstein as Theaterarzt
Else Ehser as Emilie Schmitz - Dresser
Julia Serda as Frau Turner
Franz Gamberti as Körting - Requisiteur
Michael von Newlinsky as Waiter in the restaurant
Klaus Pohl as Varietéarzt
Terry Carlton as Steptanz-Paar
Tommy Ovary as Steptanz-Paar

Hungarian version

Bella Bordy as Silvia Costelloni
Pál Jávor as Jack Casey
Antal Páger as Keats
Erzsi Simor as Alice McLean
Zita Szeleczky as Gloria
Gerö Mály as Miller - Stage manager
Piroska Vaszary as Schmitz - Dresser
István Bársony as - Dompteur
Béla Fáy as Detective
Éva Libertiny as Girl in Variety
Mária Lázár as Ruby
Zoltán Szakáts as Police inspector
Lajos Ujváry as Mátyás - Husband of Guesthouse woman
Zoltán Várkonyi as Freddy Sanz

References

↑ Waldman p.182
↑ Klaus p.133
↑ Rentschler p.273

Bibliography

Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1939. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.
Rentschler, Eric. The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife. Harvard University Press, 1996.
Waldman, Harry. Nazi Films in America, 1933–1942. McFarland, 2008.

External links

German version at IMDb
Hungarian version at IMDb

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[1] Waldman p.182

[2] Klaus p.133

[3] Rentschler p.273

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