Der weiße Traum

Oct 5, 1943

1h 33m

★ 6.0

Overview

The young ice skating talent, Liesl, lands a part in a new Revue at the Palast Theatre simply because she is confused with someone else. In reality, the roll was to be awarded to Lu Panther, the untalented girlfriend of the theatre's owner, Wildner. After a series of accidents and little disasters, Wildner shuts down the theatre before the Revue can take place. But the Revue's director, Ernst Eder, decides shortly thereafter to present the Revue on an ice skating rink belonging to Liesl's uncle. After a successful run, at first at the Wiener Prater, the performers move on to Spain, Hungary, and a night club with a Jazz orchestra. The Revue becomes a huge success ... and, of course, Ernst and Liesl end up together, too.

Genres

Music

Comedy

Production Companies

Wien-Film

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Cast

Liesl Strolz

Olly Holzmann

Ernst Eder

Wolf Albach-Retty

Meister Strolz

Fritz Imhoff

Josef Wildner

Oskar Sima

Toni

Rudolf Carl

Lu Panther

Lotte Lang

Direktor Schmoller

Hans Olden

Scherzinger

Richard Eybner

Onkel Strolz (scenes deleted)

Theodor Danegger

Theo Berg

Hans Schott-Schöbinger

Franz

Georg Lorenz

Gertie Kramer

Petra Trautmann

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