Movielogr
The Court Concert (1936)
Directed by Douglas Sirk
Overview
Before he became cult director Douglas Sirk, Detlef Sierck cut his teeth on such lavish European star vehicles as Das Hofkonzert (The Court Concert). Marta Eggerth is cast as Christine, a young singer who aspires to find out who her father was. Her odyssey brings her to the court of a mythical kingdom, where she is romanced by handsome lieutenant Walter (Johannes Heesters). He is warned not to lose his heart to a “commoner,” but all turns out all right when King Serenissimus (Otto Tressler) turns out to be Christine’s long-lost daddy. Hofkonzert was designed as a comeback for Marta Eggerth, whose star had eclipsed by the mid-1930s.
Length 85 minutes
Actors
Mártha Eggerth | Johannes Heesters | Herbert Hübner | Ernst Waldow | Hans Richter | Kurt Meisel | Rudolf Platte | Otto Treßler | Rudolf Klein-Rogge | Flockina von Platen | Ingeborg von Kusserow | Alfred Abel | Edwin Jürgensen | Iwa Wanja | Günther Ballier