Der Opernball is an operetta in three acts with music by Richard Heuberger, and libretto by Viktor Léon and Heinrich von Waldberg, based on the 1876 comedy Les Dominos roses by Alfred Delacour and Alfred Hennequin. Alexander von Zemlinsky assisted Heuberger with the orchestration. Its premiere was at the Theater an der Wien, Vienna, Austria, on 5 January 1898. The most famous number from the operetta is the waltz duet "Geh'n wir in's Chambre séparée". The operetta remains in the repertoire of German-language opera companies, such as the Vienna Volksoper.
Theo Lingen, born Franz Theodor Schmitz, was a German actor, film director and screenwriter. He appeared in more than 230 films between 1929 and 1978, and directed 21 films between 1936 and 1960.
The Thief of Bagdad is a 1952 West German musical comedy film directed by Karel Lamac and starring Theo Lingen, Paul Kemp, Sonja Ziemann and Rudolf Prack. It is not a remake of the 1940 film of the same name, but a comedy about the magic tricks of a female thief in Old Baghdad. It was filmed at the Bendestorf Studios in Lower Saxony. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Heinrich Beisenherz and Alfred Bütow.
The Adventurers is a 1926 German silent adventure film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and starring Harry Liedtke, Erna Morena and Margarete Schlegel. The art direction was by Jacek Rotmil. The film was based on a novel by Rudolf Herzog. It premiered in Berlin on February 11, 1926.
The Duty to Remain Silent is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Carl Wilhelm and starring Marcella Albani, Vivian Gibson, Angelo Ferrari. It was based on a novel by Friedrich Werner van Oestéren. The film's art direction was by Max Heilbronner. It premiered on 8 February 1928.
Fita Benkhoff was a German actress.
Trouble Backstairs is a 1949 West German comedy film directed by Erich Kobler and starring Paul Dahlke, Fita Benkhoff and Ursula Herking. It was based on a play of the same title by Maximilian Böttcher, which had previously been turned into the 1935 film Trouble Backstairs.
The Girl from Barnhelm is a 1940 German historical comedy film directed by Hans Schweikart and starring Käthe Gold, Ewald Balser and Fita Benkhoff. It is an adaptation of the 1767 play Minna von Barnhelm by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing.
Maxie is a 1954 Austrian comedy drama film directed by Eduard von Borsody, and starring Willy Fritsch, Cornell Borchers, and Fita Benkhoff. The film's sets were designed by the art director Julius von Borsody.
The Schimek Family is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Alfred Halm and Rudolf Dworsky and starring Livio Pavanelli, Olga Tschechowa, and Lydia Potechina. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacek Rotmil. It is based on the 1915 play of the same title by Gustaf Kadelburg, later adapted into a 1935 German film and a 1957 Austrian film.
Everything Will Be Better in the Morning is a 1948 German comedy film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Ellen Schwanneke, Jakob Tiedtke and Grethe Weiser.
German Women - German Faithfulness is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Wolfgang Neff and starring Eugen Neufeld, Philipp Manning and Helga Thomas. Its title is taken from the second verse of the German national anthem.
The Midnight Venus is a 1951 West German comedy film directed by Ferdinand Dörfler and starring Theo Lingen, Paul Kemp and Maria Andergast. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Franz Neumann and Erwin Tiebe.
Dinner Is Served is a 1936 German comedy film directed by Hans H. Zerlett and starring Herbert Hübner, Gertrud de Lalsky, and Hertha Guthmar. The film is a comedy set around the British aristocracy.
Seven Years Hard Luck is a 1940 German romantic comedy film directed by Ernst Marischka and starring Hans Moser, Ida Wüst and Olly Holzmann.
Opera Ball is a 1956 Austrian musical comedy film directed by Ernst Marischka and starring Johannes Heesters, Hertha Feiler and Josef Meinrad. Based on the 1898 operetta Der Opernball, it is part of the operetta film tradition. A previous film version had been made in 1939.
Opera Ball is a 1939 German musical comedy film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Heli Finkenzeller, Fita Benkhoff, and Marte Harell. An operetta film, it is based on the 1898 work of the same name composed by Richard Heuberger. In 1956 it was remade as Opera Ball in Austria with some of the same personnel.
Helga Neuner is a German actress.
The Valley of Love is a 1935 German comedy film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Käthe Gold, Richard Romanowsky and Marieluise Claudius. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios of Tobis Film in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter. It is based on the 1902 farce Das Tal des Lebens by Max Dreyer. It was given a fresh release in 1950 by Deutsche London Film.
The Schimeck Family is a 1935 German comedy film directed by E.W. Emo and starring Hans Moser, Käthe Haack and Hilde Schneider. It was shot at Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Karl Böhm and Heinrich Richter. It is based on the play The Schimek Family by Gustaf Kadelburg, previously adapted into a 1926 silent film and later into a 1957 Austrian film.
