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Helmut G. Asper’s “Music in the Air: The German Musical Film Comedy in Exile”

kevin — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:02:17 +0000

In the introduction to his new book “Music in the Air”. The German Musical Film Comedy in Exile 1933–1950, Helmut

kevin — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 12:23:33 +0000

It’s finally happening: the famous film version of Ein Walzertraum has been restored and will be shown on tv. Parallel

kevin — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 09:22:10 +0000

On 21 April, 2021, the actor and singer Thomas Fritsch died at the age of 77. He was the son

kevin — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 09:37:15 +0000

I’m an old conservative. I was ‘a little con-ser-va-tive’ (as opposed to a ‘little li-ber-al’) from the moment I was

kevin — Sat, 28 Nov 2020 10:43:12 +0000

The Austrian newspaper Der Standard has added a forgotten film operetta to their DVD series “Der österreichische Film”, a movie

kevin — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 10:52:17 +0000

After beginning her singing career as a teenager in the chorus of a New York revue, Miss MacDonald (born in

kevin — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 08:13:36 +0000

In a preface to Cheer Up! British Musical Films 1929-1945, author Adrian Wright tells us that British Film Studios made

kevin — Wed, 27 May 2020 11:24:21 +0000

Wohlbrück or Walbrook? Adolf or Anton? Whatever you choose to call him, the actor known under two names was one

kevin — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 18:40:58 +0000

As the times of self-isolation continue, so does the catching up on old and new operetta releases that I’ve been

kevin — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 09:44:48 +0000

Erik Charell, the director of the original film version of Der Kongress tanzt, labored long and hard to bring his

kevin — Sat, 04 Jul 2015 09:09:41 +0000

Robert Stolz was a superb operetta conductor, as is documented by many recordings made in the famous Rudolf Schock/Margit Schramm

kevin — Sat, 25 Apr 2015 09:16:09 +0000

If you check the International Movie Data Base, you’ll find that the Nazi film operetta Liebespremiere (1943) is an adaptation