Thea Roland

1932 film

  • 17 December 1932 (1932-12-17)
Running time
89 minutesCountryGermanyLanguageGerman

Thea Roland or The Adventure of Thea Roland (German: Das Abenteuer der Thea Roland) is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Lil Dagover, Hans Rehmann and Margarete Kupfer. The film marked the directorial debut of Koster, who was forced to emigrate from Germany by the Nazi party following his next film and later went on to be a leading Hollywood director.[1] Billy Wilder may have also worked on the screenplay, although he remained uncredited.[2]

Partial cast

  • Lil Dagover as Thea Roland
  • Hans Rehmann as Jerry Simpson
  • Margarete Kupfer as Anna
  • Paul Bildt as Professor Maschke
  • Walter Steinbeck as Bing
  • Olly Gebauer as Irene
  • Kurt Vespermann as Merkel - Journalist
  • Ernst Senesch as Trainingsleiter
  • Margot Landa as Elli - Blumenmädchen (flower girl)

References

  1. ^ Bock & Bergfelder p.257
  2. ^ Sikov p.598

Bibliography

  • Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
  • Sikov, Ed. On Sunset Boulevard: The Life and Times of Billy Wilder. Hyperion, 1999.

External links

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