The Merry Wives of Vienna

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The Merry Wives of Vienna
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Directed by Géza von Bolváry
Written by
Produced by Julius Haimann  [ de ]
Starring
Cinematography Willy Goldberger
Music by Robert Stolz
Production
company
Super-Film
Distributed bySuper-Film
Release date
  • 6 March 1931 (1931-03-06)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryGermany
Language German

The Merry Wives of Vienna (German : Die lustigen Weiber von Wien) is a 1931 German musical comedy film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Willi Forst, Lee Parry, and Paul Hörbiger. [1] It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by Andrej Andrejew and Gabriel Pellon.

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It is an operetta film set in pre-First World War Vienna.

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References

  1. Grange, p. 360.

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