The Night in Venice (1942)
The marriage of the celebrated operetta diva Vilma and the chamber singer Peter has come to an end. Peter, however, is intent on winning back his now ex-wife. So he’s come up with the idea of a guest performance in Venice, where the two will both appear. Vilma, however, has already found a new man – Niki. He’s a salesman and she wants to marry him. With the help of Annemarie, a friend, who has won a trip to Venice, Peter succeeds in diverting Niki, for he falls in love with Annemarie. Now the way is free for Peter to win back the ex-wife, who couldn’t care if he lived in a hole six feet underground.
Director: Paul Verhoeven
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Heidemarie Hatheyer as Annemarie Pleß, Stenotypistin |
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Lizzi Waldmüller as Operettendiva Vilma Berner |
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Hans Nielsen as Dr.Nikolaus Roll, genannt Niki, Kaufmann |
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Harald Paulsen as Kammersänger Peter Laurenz |
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Erich Ponto as Direktor Arnold Richard Schmitz, Parfümfabrikant |
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Paul Henckels as Direktor Winand, Parfümfabrikant |
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Erika von Thellmann as Olly Hagen |
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Kurt Vespermann as Nicolo, Italienischer Theaterdirektor |
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Ursula Herking as Frl. Köberle, Sekretärin bei Dr. Roll |
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Wilhelm P. Krüger as Theaterinspizient |
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Edith Oss as Mizzi |
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Walter Steinbeck as Mertens, deutscher Theaterdirektor |
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Paul Verhoeven as Buchhalter Paul Schmitz |
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Leo Peukert as Der Wirt der Osteria |
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Walter Lieck as Der Hotelportier |
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Hansi Wendler as Nina, Hausmädchen im Hotel |
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Antonietta Forzutti as Giudetta, die italienische Braut |
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Pietro Zennaro as Beppo, der engagierte Gondoliere |
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Ernst Benzinger as Der alte Mann in der Osteria |
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Gerta Böttcher as Junge Frau bei Vilmas Gesang |
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Otti Dietze as Eine der drei älteren Italienerinnen |
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Fritz Draeger as Gast beim Empfang des italienischen Direktors |
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Max Harry Ernst as Gast beim Empfang des italienischen Direktors |
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Angelo Ferrari as Der Gitarrenspieler bei der Hochzeit |
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Harry Hardt as Der Hoteldirektor |
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Melanie Horeschowsky as Ankommender Gast im Hotel in Venedig |
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Karl Jüstel as Ein Zuhörer bei Peters Gondellied |
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Alfred Karen as Gast beim Empfang des italienischen Direktors |
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Benno Mueller as Ein Gast bei der Autogrammverteilung |
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Ferdinand Robert as Ein Gast in der Gondel mit Begleiterin |
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Paul Samson-Körner as Ankommender Gast im Hotel in Venedig |
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Aldo Spinosa as |
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Giuseppe Trevisan as |
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Rudolf Günther Wagner as Junger Mann bei Vilmas Gesang |
| Directing | Paul Verhoeven | Director |
| Writing | Lotte Neumann | Writer |
| Sound | Johann Strauss II | Music |
| Sound | Franz Doelle | Music |
| Writing | Walter Wassermann | Writer |