Money on the Street

Money on the Street (German: Geld auf der Straße) is a 1930 Austrian-German romantic comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Lydia Pollman, Georg Alexander, and Franz Schafheitlin. It is notable for the screen debut of Hedy Lamarr, who played a small role as an extra.

Money on the Street
Directed byGeorg Jacoby
Produced byNicolas Deutsch
Written by
Based on
Geld auf der Straße (play)
by
Starring
Music byStefan Weiß
CinematographyNicolas Farkas
Edited byElse Baum
Production
company
Distributed byFelsom-Film
Release date
  • 11 November 1930 (1930-11-11)
Running time
85 minutes
Country
  • Austria
  • Germany
LanguageGerman

Production

The film was made by Sascha Film, Austria's largest production company, at the Sievering Studios in Vienna.[1] It was the first sound film made in Austria, facilitated by an agreement made with the German firm Tobis Film who supplied the sound recording equipment. The story was adapted from a play by Rudolf Bernauer. The film's art direction was by Hans Jacoby and Emil Stepanek.

Synopsis

A young woman tries to escape her fate of marriage to a dull, but wealthy fiancée.

Cast

References

  1. Barton, p. 17.

Bibliography

  • Barton, Ruth (2010). Hedy Lamarr: The Most Beautiful Woman in Film. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-2610-4.


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