| Money on the Street | |
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 German film poster | |
| German | Geld auf der Straße |
| Directed by | Georg Jacoby |
| Written by |
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| Based on | Geld auf der Straße (play) by |
| Produced by | Nicolas Deutsch |
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| Cinematography | Nicolas Farkas |
| Edited by | Else Baum |
| Music by | Stefan Weiß |
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| Distributed by | Felsom-Film |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Countries | Austria Germany |
| Language | German |
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.
Plot
A young woman tries to escape her fate of marriage to a dull, but wealthy fiancée.
Cast
- Lydia Pollman as Dodo
- Georg Alexander as Peter Paul Lutz
- Franz Schafheitlin as Bornhausen
- Leopold Kramer as Emil Reimbacher
- Rosa Albach-Retty as Lona Reimbacher
- Hans Moser as Albin Jensch
- Hugo Thimig as Max Kesselberg
- Hans Thimig as Max Kesselberg
- Alfred Neugebauer as Policeman
- Karl Ziegler as Dallibor
- Harry Payer as Sänger in der Carlton-Bar
- Ernst Arnold as Lukas
- Wilhelm Heim as bookkeeper
- Franz Kammauf as manager
- Hedy Lamarr as young woman at night club table
- Rose Mathe as Tschakowa
- Hermann Wawra as Head waiter
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.
References
- ^ Barton, Ruth (2010). Hedy Lamarr: The Most Beautiful Woman in Film. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky. p. 17. ISBN 0813136547. JSTOR j.ctt2jcvm4.
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