If It Were Not for Music

If It Were Not for Music
If It Were Not for Music
Directed by	Carmine Gallone
Written by	Ernst von Wolzogen (novel); Fred Andreas; Philipp Lothar Mayring;
Starring	Paul Hörbiger; Willi Schaeffers; Ida Wüst;
Cinematography	Reimar Kuntze
Edited by	Waldemar Gaede
Music by	Alois Melichar
Production; companies	Fabrikation Deutscher Filme; Tobis Film;
Distributed by	Tobis Film
Release date	26 September 1935;
Running time	89 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Wenn die Musik nicht wär (English: If It Were Not for Music)^[1] is a 1935 German drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Paul Hörbiger, Willi Schaeffers and Ida Wüst. The film was shot at the Grunewald Studios in Berlin.^[2] It is based on the novel Der Kraft-Mayr by Ernst von Wolzogen. The film's art direction was by Fritz Maurischat and Karl Weber.^[3]

Plot

Renowned and influential Franz Liszt assists a piano instructor who is facing difficulties and lacks worldly experience. Liszt aids the tutor in securing a prestigious role in Munich while also protecting him from a malevolent foreign rival who seeks to win over the tutor's beloved.

Cast

Paul Hörbiger as Florian Mayr, genannt 'Kraft-Mayr'
Willi Schaeffers as Konsul Burmeester
Ida Wüst as Seine Frau
Karin Hardt as Thekla, seine Tochter
Sybille Schmitz as Ilonka Badacz
Harry Hardt as Baron Poldi
Luis Rainer as Franz Liszt
Annemarie Steinsieck as Gräfin Tockenburg
Herta Worell as Dirigentin des Damenorchesters
Josefine Dora as Olga, Theklas Kindermädchen
Emmy Wyda as Frau Stoltenhagen
Hubert von Meyerinck as Kusjmitsch von Prschitschkin
Wolf Ackva
Rudolf Biebrach
Max Ernst
Hugo Flink
Erich Heyn
Helga Kalkum
Günther Langenbeck
Morvilius
Karl Morvilius
Otto Sauter-Sarto
Walter Schramm-Duncker
Max Wilmsen

References

^ Wenn die Musik nicht wär (Live in Berlin), retrieved 2022-08-18
^ Klaus p.201
^ Sperber, André (2021-05-19). "Bücherfrühling – Wolfgang Molkow: Wenn die Musik nicht wär'". concerti.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-06-14.

Bibliography

Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1933. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.

External links

If It Were Not for Music at IMDb

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[1] Wenn die Musik nicht wär (Live in Berlin), retrieved 2022-08-18

[2] Klaus p.201

[3] Sperber, André (2021-05-19). "Bücherfrühling – Wolfgang Molkow: Wenn die Musik nicht wär'". concerti.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-06-14.

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