
Burg Theatre
In this convoluted melodrama, an elderly thespian falls for a rising young starlet. He admits his love for her and then announces that he will retire. The young woman pretends she loves him too, but her real motive is to give her struggling lover, also an aspiring actor, a break.
Drama
Burg Theatre
Rating
8.0/10
Release Date
1936-12-25
Runtime
122 minutes
Status
Released
Cast

Werner Krauss
Friedrich Mitterer

Carl Esmond
Josef Rainer

Hortense Raky
Leni Schindler

Olga Tschechowa
Baroness Seebach

Hans Moser
Souffleur Sedlmayer

Karl Günther
Baron Seebach

Karl Skraup
Schneidermeister Schindler

Josefine Dora
Frau Schindler

Franz Herterich
Direktor des Burgtheaters

Camilla Gerzhofer
Frau von S., Gesellschaftsdame

Karl Paryla
junger Schauspieler

Erik Frey
Schauspieler des Burgtheaters