Premiere (1937)

Directed by

Géza von Bolváry

Genre

musical film

Country

Austria

Runtime

1h 17m

Rated

12

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy backer of a Viennese musical revue is murdered on the opening night. The suspects include the cast and crew of the show.

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What happens

Premiere is a 1937 Austrian musical crime film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Zarah Leander, Attila Hörbiger, and Karl Martell. The wealthy backer of a Viennese musical revue is murdered on the first night of the show. It was Leander's first German language role after previously appearing in Swedish films. On the basis of her performance in the film, Leander was signed by the German Major studio UFA after their major rival, Tobis, had decided she had insufficient star appeal. Her next film To New Shores established Leander as the leading star in Germany. In 1938 the film was remade in Britain with many of the original musical numbers re-used. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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