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Once You Give Away Your Heart (1929)

Once You Give Away Your Heart poster
Original title
Wenn du einmal dein Herz verschenkst
Directed by
Johannes Guter
Genre
silent film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman finds herself in a romantic tangle during a voyage. The story follows her as she travels from Hamburg to Tenerife.

lightheartedwhimsicalbreezyplayfulnostalgicromanticcheerfulgentle

What happens

Once You Give Away Your Heart (German: Wenn du einmal dein Herz verschenkst) is a 1929 German comedy film directed by Johannes Guter and starring Lilian Harvey, Igo Sym, and Harry Halm. Made at the time of the conversion to sound film, it was released in both sound and silent versions. The film's art direction was by Heinz Fenchel and Jacek Rotmil. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios and on location in Tenerife and on board a cargo steamer sailing from Hamburg. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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