The Court Concert (1936)
Before he became cult director Douglas Sirk, Detlef Sierck cut his teeth on such lavish European star vehicles as Das Hofkonzert (The Court Concert). Marta Eggerth is cast as Christine, a young singer who aspires to find out who her father was. Her odyssey brings her to the court of a mythical kingdom, where she is romanced by handsome lieutenant Walter (Johannes Heesters). He is warned not to lose his heart to a "commoner," but all turns out all right when King Serenissimus (Otto Tressler) turns out to be Christine's long-lost daddy. Hofkonzert was designed as a comeback for Marta Eggerth, whose star had eclipsed by the mid-1930s.
- Released
- 1936-12-18
- Genres
- Romance, Comedy, Music
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Douglas Sirk
- TMDB rating
- 5.5/10 from 6 votes
Cast
- Mártha Eggerth as Christine Holm alias Sängerin Belotti
- Johannes Heesters as Leutnant Walter von Arnegg
- Herbert Hübner as Staatsminister von Arnegg
- Ernst Waldow as Damenwäschevertreter von Zunder
- Hans Richter as Gefreiter Veit
- Kurt Meisel as Leutnant Florian Schwälble
- Rudolf Platte as Hofkapellmeister
- Otto Treßler as Landesfürst Serenissimus
- Rudolf Klein-Rogge as Oberst Flumms
- Flockina von Platen as Gräfin Hadersdorff
- Ingeborg von Kusserow as Zofe Babette
- Alfred Abel as Dichter Knips