Journey into the Past (1943)
With her daughter Anita, a young singer, the widow Marianne von der Halden undertakes a journey into the past. She wants to see her former admirers again. One of them is the chamber singer Paul Schneider, who only remembers his childhood sweetheart with irony. They meet the former student Werner Birkner at his wedding, where Anita meets the teacher Michael Brantner. But the encounters make no impression on Marianne. Until she meets her former great love again at a concert given by her daughter, the general director Elmers. The concert is a resounding success and Marianne reconnects with Elmers, who is still unaware that Anita is his daughter.
- Released
- 1943-11-05
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Runtime
- 81 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Hans H. Zerlett, Hans H. Zerlett
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 from 5 votes
Cast
- Olga Tschechowa as Marianne von der Halden
- Ferdinand Marian as Carlo Ernst
- Margot Hielscher as Anita von der Halden
- Hilde Hildebrand as Lily, Carlos Frau
- Will Dohm as Kammersänger Paul Schneider
- Theodor Loos as Generalmusikdirektor Prof. Dr. Fritz Elmers
- Hans Leibelt as Dr.Werner Birkner
- Rudolf Prack as Michael Brantner
- Fritz Odemar as Professor Hans Kemmerer, Pianist
- Joseph Offenbach as Der Garderobier bei Paul Schneider
- Liesl Karlstadt as Frau Knoll, Zimmerfrau Paul Schneiders
- Klaus Pohl as Portier