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Wedding Night in Paradise (1950 film)

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Wedding Night in Paradise
Directed byGéza von Bolváry
Written by
Produced byHeinrich Jonen
Starring
CinematographyHerbert Körner
Edited byRudolf Schaad
Music byFriedrich Schröder (operetta)
Production
company
Meteor-Film
Distributed byHerzog Filmverleih
Release date
  • 24 October 1950 (1950-10-24)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

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.[1] 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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Bock & Bergfelder, p. 191.

Bibliography

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