Wedding Night in Paradise (1950 film)

1950 film

Wedding Night in Paradise

Directed by	Géza von Bolváry
Written by	Heinz Hentschke (libretto) Ernst Marischka
Produced by	Heinrich Jonen
Starring	Johannes Heesters Claude Farell Gretl Schörg
Cinematography	Herbert Körner
Edited by	Rudolf Schaad
Music by	Friedrich Schröder (operetta)
Production company	Meteor-Film
Distributed by	Herzog Filmverleih
Release date	24 October 1950 (1950-10-24)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Wedding Night in Paradise (German: Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies) is a 1950 West German musical comedy film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Johannes Heesters, Claude Farell, and Gretl Schörg. It was shot at the Wiesbaden Studios and on location in Venice. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Markwitz and Fritz Maurischat. It is an operetta film, based on the 1942 stage work of the same title.

Synopsis

Operetta star Pieter van Goos decides to settle down and marry Clarisse Röders, the daughter of a wealthy shipowner. However, his hot-tempered stage partner and former lover Rosita Pareira is jealous. She follows them on their honeymoon to Italy, hoping to disrupt it and break up the couple.

Cast

Johannes Heesters as Pieter van Goos
Claude Farell as Clarisse Röders
Fritz Rémond as Felix Brökelmann
Gretl Schörg as Rosita Pareira
Fritz Odemar as Otto Röders
Bum Krüger as Dr. Fritz Oberländer
Oskar Sima as Gustav Bonobom
Joseph Egger as Biangetti, Portier
Clemens Wilmenrod as Kellner
Albert Florath as Arzt
Ferruccio Biancini as Italiener in Venedig
Otto Stern as Oberkellner
Willi Hoffmann as Liftboy
Ilse Korte as Stewardess
Carl Ehrhardt-Hardt
Marieluise Riexinger

References

Bock & Bergfelder, p. 191.

Bibliography

Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.

External links

Wedding Night in Paradise at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Géza von Bolváry
The Way to the Light (1923) Girls You Don't Marry (1924) Reluctant Imposter (1925) The Royal Grenadiers (1925) Women Who Fall by the Wayside (1925) The Love of the Bajadere (1925) The Princess of the Riviera (1926) The Heart of a German Mother (1926) Fräulein Mama (1926) The Prisoners of Shanghai (1927) Ghost Train (1927) Artists (1928) Number 17 (1928) The Gallant Hussar (1928) Bright Eyes (1929) The Vagabond Queen (1929) The Wrecker (1929) My Daughter's Tutor (1929) Father and Son (1929) Delicatessen (1930) Two Hearts in Waltz Time (1930) A Tango for You (1930) A Gentleman for Hire (1930) The Song Is Ended (1930) The Merry Wives of Vienna (1931) The Theft of the Mona Lisa (1931) I Do Not Want to Know Who You Are (1932) A Man with Heart (1932) What Women Dream (1933) The Castle in the South (1933) Dream Castle (1933) Romance in Budapest (1933) Scandal in Budapest (1933) Farewell Waltz (1934) Song of Farewell (1934) Spring Parade (1934) Stradivari (1935) Stradivarius (1935) Winter Night's Dream (1935) The Castle in Flanders (1936) Girls' Dormitory (1936) Harvest (1936) Lumpaci the Vagabond (1936) Premiere (1937) The Irresistible Man (1937) The Charm of La Boheme (1937) Mirror of Life (1938) Maria Ilona (1939) Between River and Steppe (1939) Flower of the Tisza (1939) Opera Ball (1939) Vienna Tales (1940) Roses in Tyrol (1940) Destiny (1942) A Man with Principles? (1943) Schrammeln (1944) Die Fledermaus (1946) Who Is This That I Love? (1950) Wedding Night in Paradise (1950) Dark Eyes (1951) My Wife Is Being Stupid (1952) Fritz and Friederike (1952) Once I Will Return (1953) The Daughter of the Regiment (1953) My Leopold (1955) Yes, Yes, Love in Tyrol (1955) Black Forest Melody (1956) Two Hearts in May (1957) It Happened Only Once (1958) A Song Goes Round the World (1958)

Films directed by Géza von Bolváry

The Way to the Light (1923)
Girls You Don't Marry (1924)
Reluctant Imposter (1925)
The Royal Grenadiers (1925)
Women Who Fall by the Wayside (1925)
The Love of the Bajadere (1925)
The Princess of the Riviera (1926)
The Heart of a German Mother (1926)
Fräulein Mama (1926)
The Prisoners of Shanghai (1927)
Ghost Train (1927)
Artists (1928)
Number 17 (1928)
The Gallant Hussar (1928)
Bright Eyes (1929)
The Vagabond Queen (1929)
The Wrecker (1929)
My Daughter's Tutor (1929)
Father and Son (1929)
Delicatessen (1930)
Two Hearts in Waltz Time (1930)
A Tango for You (1930)
A Gentleman for Hire (1930)
The Song Is Ended (1930)
The Merry Wives of Vienna (1931)
The Theft of the Mona Lisa (1931)
I Do Not Want to Know Who You Are (1932)
A Man with Heart (1932)
What Women Dream (1933)
The Castle in the South (1933)
Dream Castle (1933)
Romance in Budapest (1933)
Scandal in Budapest (1933)
Farewell Waltz (1934)
Song of Farewell (1934)
Spring Parade (1934)
Stradivari (1935)
Stradivarius (1935)
Winter Night's Dream (1935)
The Castle in Flanders (1936)
Girls' Dormitory (1936)
Harvest (1936)
Lumpaci the Vagabond (1936)
Premiere (1937)
The Irresistible Man (1937)
The Charm of La Boheme (1937)
Mirror of Life (1938)
Maria Ilona (1939)
Between River and Steppe (1939)
Flower of the Tisza (1939)
Opera Ball (1939)
Vienna Tales (1940)
Roses in Tyrol (1940)
Destiny (1942)
A Man with Principles? (1943)
Schrammeln (1944)
Die Fledermaus (1946)
Who Is This That I Love? (1950)
Wedding Night in Paradise (1950)
Dark Eyes (1951)
My Wife Is Being Stupid (1952)
Fritz and Friederike (1952)
Once I Will Return (1953)
The Daughter of the Regiment (1953)
My Leopold (1955)
Yes, Yes, Love in Tyrol (1955)
Black Forest Melody (1956)
Two Hearts in May (1957)
It Happened Only Once (1958)
A Song Goes Round the World (1958)

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