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If It Were Not for Music

Directed by	Carmine Gallone
Written by	Ernst von Wolzogen (novel) Fred Andreas Philipp Lothar Mayring
Starring	Paul Hörbiger Willi Schaeffers Ida Wüst
Cinematography	Reimar Kuntze
Edited by	Waldemar Gaede
Music by	Alois Melichar
Production companies	Fabrikation Deutscher Filme Tobis Film
Distributed by	Tobis Film
Release date	26 September 1935 (1935-09-26)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Wenn die Musik nicht wär (English: If It Were Not for Music) is a 1935 German drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Paul Hörbiger, Willi Schaeffers and Ida Wüst. The film was shot at the Grunewald Studios in Berlin. It is based on the novel Der Kraft-Mayr by Ernst von Wolzogen. The film's art direction was by Fritz Maurischat and Karl Weber.

Plot

Renowned and influential Franz Liszt assists a piano instructor who is facing difficulties and lacks worldly experience. Liszt aids the tutor in securing a prestigious role in Munich while also protecting him from a malevolent foreign rival who seeks to win over the tutor's beloved.

Cast

Paul Hörbiger as Florian Mayr, genannt 'Kraft-Mayr'
Willi Schaeffers as Konsul Burmeester
Ida Wüst as Seine Frau
Karin Hardt as Thekla, seine Tochter
Sybille Schmitz as Ilonka Badacz
Harry Hardt as Baron Poldi
Luis Rainer as Franz Liszt
Annemarie Steinsieck as Gräfin Tockenburg
Herta Worell as Dirigentin des Damenorchesters
Josefine Dora as Olga, Theklas Kindermädchen
Emmy Wyda as Frau Stoltenhagen
Hubert von Meyerinck as Kusjmitsch von Prschitschkin
Wolf Ackva
Rudolf Biebrach
Max Ernst
Hugo Flink
Erich Heyn
Helga Kalkum
Günther Langenbeck
Morvilius
Karl Morvilius
Otto Sauter-Sarto
Walter Schramm-Duncker
Max Wilmsen

References

Wenn die Musik nicht wär (Live in Berlin), retrieved 2022-08-18
Klaus p.201
Sperber, André (2021-05-19). "Bücherfrühling – Wolfgang Molkow: Wenn die Musik nicht wär'". concerti.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-06-14.

Bibliography

Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1933. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.

External links

If It Were Not for Music at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Carmine Gallone
Il bacio di Cirano (1913) The Naked Truth (1914) Senza colpa! (1915) Flower of Evil (1915) The Wedding March (1915) Sotto le tombe (1915) Avatar (1916) La falena (1916) Malombra (1917) The Thirteenth Man (1917) La storia di un peccato (1918) Redemption (1919) A Doll Wife (1919) The Sea of Naples (1919) On with the Motley (1920) The Faces of Love (1924) The Fiery Cavalcade (1925) The Last Days of Pompeii (1926) The City of a Thousand Delights (1927) Pawns of Passion (1928) Land Without Women (1929) Ship in Distress (1929) The Singing City (1930) City of Song (1931) My Cousin from Warsaw (1931) A Son from America (1932) Sailor's Song (1932) Going Gay (1933) My Heart Calls You (1934) Two Hearts in Waltz Time (1934) My Heart Is Calling You (1934) My Heart is Calling (1935) Casta Diva (1935) If It Were Not for Music (1935) The Divine Spark (1935) Thank You, Madame (1936) Mother Song (1937) Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal (1937) Giuseppe Verdi (1938) Marionette (1939) The Dream of Butterfly (1939) Eternal Melodies (1940) Love Me, Alfredo! (1940) Manon Lescaut (1940) Beyond Love (1940) The Secret Lover (1941) First Love (1941) The Two Orphans (1942) The Queen of Navarre (1942) Odessa in Flames (1942) Harlem (1943) Sad Loves (1943) The Song of Life (1945) Biraghin (1946) Before Him All Rome Trembled (1946) The Lady of the Camellias (1947) The Legend of Faust (1949) The Force of Destiny (1950) Night Taxi (1950) Messalina (1951) We're Dancing on the Rainbow (1952) Fatal Desire (1953) Puccini (1953) Madame Butterfly (1954) House of Ricordi (1954) Casta Diva (1954) Mata Hari's Daughter (1954) Don Camillo's Last Round (1955) Michel Strogoff (1956) Tosca (1956) Carthage in Flames (1960) Don Camillo: Monsignor (1961) Carmen di Trastevere (1962) La monaca di Monza (1962)

Films directed by Carmine Gallone

Il bacio di Cirano (1913)
The Naked Truth (1914)
Senza colpa! (1915)
Flower of Evil (1915)
The Wedding March (1915)
Sotto le tombe (1915)
Avatar (1916)
La falena (1916)
Malombra (1917)
The Thirteenth Man (1917)
La storia di un peccato (1918)
Redemption (1919)
A Doll Wife (1919)
The Sea of Naples (1919)
On with the Motley (1920)
The Faces of Love (1924)
The Fiery Cavalcade (1925)
The Last Days of Pompeii (1926)
The City of a Thousand Delights (1927)
Pawns of Passion (1928)
Land Without Women (1929)
Ship in Distress (1929)
The Singing City (1930)
City of Song (1931)
My Cousin from Warsaw (1931)
A Son from America (1932)
Sailor's Song (1932)
Going Gay (1933)
My Heart Calls You (1934)
Two Hearts in Waltz Time (1934)
My Heart Is Calling You (1934)
My Heart is Calling (1935)
Casta Diva (1935)
If It Were Not for Music (1935)
The Divine Spark (1935)
Thank You, Madame (1936)
Mother Song (1937)
Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal (1937)
Giuseppe Verdi (1938)
Marionette (1939)
The Dream of Butterfly (1939)
Eternal Melodies (1940)
Love Me, Alfredo! (1940)
Manon Lescaut (1940)
Beyond Love (1940)
The Secret Lover (1941)
First Love (1941)
The Two Orphans (1942)
The Queen of Navarre (1942)
Odessa in Flames (1942)
Harlem (1943)
Sad Loves (1943)
The Song of Life (1945)
Biraghin (1946)
Before Him All Rome Trembled (1946)
The Lady of the Camellias (1947)
The Legend of Faust (1949)
The Force of Destiny (1950)
Night Taxi (1950)
Messalina (1951)
We're Dancing on the Rainbow (1952)
Fatal Desire (1953)
Puccini (1953)
Madame Butterfly (1954)
House of Ricordi (1954)
Casta Diva (1954)
Mata Hari's Daughter (1954)
Don Camillo's Last Round (1955)
Michel Strogoff (1956)
Tosca (1956)
Carthage in Flames (1960)
Don Camillo: Monsignor (1961)
Carmen di Trastevere (1962)
La monaca di Monza (1962)

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