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The Bird Seller (1935)

The film is an adaptation of the 1891 operetta Der Vogelhändler by composer Carl Zeller, with libretto by Moritz West and Ludwig Held, though it incorporates few of the original songs, using them mostly instrumentally or in the background. The plot follows Adam, a Tyrolean bird seller in 18th-century Rhineland, who hopes to marry his beloved Christl, a postmaster's daughter; to secure his future, she arranges for him to perform at court, but complications arise when she is mistakenly suspected of an affair with a philandering prince.

Release: 1935-09-25
Runtime: 76 min
Rating: 7 / 10
Cast
Maria Andergast
Maria Andergast
Christl von der Post
Wolf Albach-Retty
Wolf Albach-Retty
Adam der Vogelhändler
Lil Dagover
Lil Dagover
Die Kurfürstin
Hans Zesch-Ballot
Hans Zesch-Ballot
Der Kurfürst
Georg Alexander
Georg Alexander
Graf Stanislaus
Genia Nikolaieva
Genia Nikolaieva
Adelheid
Max Gülstorff
Max Gülstorff
Hofjägermeitster
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Gaston Briese
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Egon Brosig
Egon Brosig
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Gustl Gstettenbaur
Gustl Gstettenbaur
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Arthur Hell
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Paul Mederow
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Paul Rehkopf
Paul Rehkopf
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Hans Schneider
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Franz Stein
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Jakob Tiedtke
Jakob Tiedtke
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Wolfgang von Schwindt
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