A singing telegram, a luxury liner, and a fiancé left at the altar—1930s escapism at full throttle.
Opera singer Maria Seydlitz has just left her fiancé because he put her between the choice of husband or profession when she receives a telegram from New York: an unknown person hires her for a large fee at the theater Maria accepts the offer... The film is based on the novel of the same name by Hans Rudolf Berndorff. The film was shot from July to September 1936 on the Neubabelsberg outdoor area and on the passenger ship "Bremen“. He experienced on the 15th. Its premiere in January 1937 in Berlin's Gloria-Palast.
Production
Shot on the actual ocean liner Bremen—no CGI, just real Art Deco splendor.
Costume
Marika Rökk's wardrobe alone could power a small fashion museum.
Acting
Rökk's whirlwind energy—think German-speaking Ginger Rogers with opera training.
Director
Georg Jacoby
Marika Rökk
Sängerin Maria Seydlitz
Hans Söhnker
Dr.-Ing. Heinz Fritsch
Alfred Abel
Großindustrieller William Liners
Leopoldine Konstantin
Doña Juana de Villafranca
Oskar Sima
Revue-Regisseur Bal
Valy Arnheim
Hotelportier
Paul Hoffmann
Fred Liners
Friedl Haerlin
Gloria Liners
Ernst Waldow
Erwin Rückel
Genia Nikolaieva
Minnie May
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Marika Rökk's breakthrough role, making her Nazi Germany's biggest musical star—though her Hungarian-Jewish heritage was carefully hidden by the studio.
The ocean liner Bremen was one of the fastest ships of its era; less than three years after filming, it was destroyed by a suspicious fire while docked in New York.
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