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BURGTHEATER (Court Theatre) (1936) * with switchable English subtitles *

Willi Forst, Werner Krauss, Hortense Raky and Olga Tschechowa

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Friedrich Mitterer, the grand, old actor in the Burg Theatre of Vienna, who has achieved everything in his career, which is to be achieved, falls in love with the daughter of a master tailor, the beautiful Leni. Leni, however, is in love with the young and unknown actor Josef Rainer, who would do anything to act just once on the stage of the Burg Theatre. Leni manages to get Rainer an invitation to a reception being thrown by Baroness Seebach, and because of that, gets a small part at the theatre. But that has come with a price: the baroness has fallen in love with him and when the baron finds out about it, he takes Rainer to task, who is then fired from his job at the theatre and threatens to commit suicide. Leni is desperate and in the end, it is Mitterer, who recognizes that Leni and Rainer belong together.

Friedrich Mitterer, der große alte Burgschauspieler, der alles in seinem Beruf erreicht hat, verliebt sich in die Tochter des Schneidermeisters, die hübsche Leni. Die aber liebt den jungen unbekannten Schauspieler Josef Rainer, der alles dafür tun würde, einmal auf der Bühne des Burgtheaters zu stehen. Leni verschafft Rainer eine Einladung zu einem Empfang bei der Baronin Seebach, und er erhält sogar eine kleine Rolle am Burgtheater. Aber die Baronin verliebt sich in ihn, und als ihr Mann davon erfährt, stellt er Rainer zur Rede, dieser wird aus dem Burgtheater entlassen und droht, sich das Leben nehmen. Leni ist verzweifelt, und schließlich ist es Mitterer, der erkennt, dass Leni und Rainer zusammengehören.

DVD-R IS IN GERMAN WITH SWITCHABLE ENGLISH SUBTITLES. LENGTH OF FEATURE FILM: 102 mins

PLEASE NOTE THAT SWITCHABLE (SOFT) SUBTITLES WILL NOT SHOW UP WHEN VIEWING THE SAMPLE BELOW. IF YOU SEE SUBTITLES, THEN THEY ARE HARD-ENCODED (meaning, they cannot be turned off when viewing the film):

Willi Forst directs a drama about an older former star being used by a young beauty for her purposes., 4/20/2019 11:30 AM

From: nitrateera@gmail.com

In this melodrama, an elderly thespian falls for a rising young starlet. He admits his love for her and then announces that he will retire from the stage. The young woman pretends she loves him too, but her real motive is to give her struggling lover, also an aspiring actor, a break. The old actor learns the painful truth and though wounded, understands that the relationship would never have worked. When the young actor attempts to end his life, following the loss of his job at the Burg Theatre, it is the elderly actor who saves him.

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A stage giant on film, 3/31/2021 5:26 PM

From: Wolfie

They say there's no fool like an old fool, and Werner Krauss certainly does make a fool of himself in this classic film, believing that a young, attractive girl could actually love him, unaware that she is in love with a handsome young actor just hired by the prestigious Burgtheater.
Hans Moser in an elegantly played supporting role.

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