Monte Carlo Madness (1932 film)
Monte Carlo Madness is a 1932 German musical comedy film directed by Hanns Schwarz and starring Sari Maritza, Hans Albers and Charles Redgie.[1] It was an English-language version of the 1931 German film Bombs on Monte Carlo, which was based on the 1930 novel Bomben auf Monte Carlo by Fritz Reck-Malleczewen. The screenplay concerns a captain who falls in love with a Queen in Monte Carlo. It cost 375,000 reichmarks to produce.[2]
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| Directed by | Hanns Schwarz |
| Produced by | Erich Pommer |
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| Music by | Werner R. Heymann |
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| Edited by | Willy Zeyn |
Production company | UFA |
| Distributed by | British International Pictures |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | English |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut.
Plot
In Monte Carlo, a captain tries to raise the money to pay his crew at the gaming table, and meets and falls in love with a Queen.
Cast
- Sari Maritza as Queen Yola
- Hans Albers as Capt. Erickson
- Charles Redgie as Peter
- Helen Haye as Isabel
- John Deverell as Consul
- C. Hooper Trask as Prime Minister
- Comedian Harmonists as Themselves
- Kapelle Carlo Minari as Themselves - Orchestra
Reception
The film was not a success with contemporary critics. A review in Film Pictorial observed that "Erich Pommer is a great producer, but in this film he does not live up to his established reputation.[3]
References
- http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/63861
- Hardt p. 136
- Bergfelder & Cargnelli p. 51
Bibliography
- Bergfelder, Tim; Cargnelli, Christian, eds. (2008). Destination London: German-Speaking Emigrés and British Cinema, 1925–1950. Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-0-85745-019-7.
- Hardt, Ursula (1996). From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's Life in the International Film Wars. Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-930-7.