The Bat (1937)
The delightful Johann Strauss comic opera Die Fledermaus was mercilessly lampooned in this truly bizarre production. For starters, a framing device has been added: After appearing in 300 consecutive appearances of Fledermaus (which translates as The Bat) the lead tenor (Georg Alexander) imagines that he's seeing bats everywhere. Driven a bit over the edge by all this, he falls asleep and has a nightmare about the opera, with a group of non-singers cast in the leading roles. The original libretto about romantic assignations, political imprisonments and mistaken identity is burlesqued to the hilt: at one point, the hero finds out that his prison cell is surrounded by rubber tubes!
Year
1937
Country
DE
Language
German
Release date
30 October 1937
TMDB
4.2 (4)
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Lída Baarová
Maria Weigel / Rosalinde
Hans Söhnker
Kammersänger Hans Weigel / Eisenstein
Friedl Czepa
Hanni / Adele
J
Jola Jobst
Berta / Ida
Georg Alexander
Staatsanwalt Wentin / Frank
R
Robert Dorsay
Chauffeur Franz / Alfred
Hans Moser
Hans Moser
Harald Paulsen
Rechtsanwalt Dr. Rommel / Dr.Falke
Karl Stepanek
Attaché Baranoff / Orlovsky
H
Hans Stiebner
Kapellmeister
O
Otto Graf
Rundfunkreporter
A
Albert Ihle
Präsident
A
Arthur Kistenmacher
Polizist
E
Erwin Werner
Bühnenarbeiter
P
Paul Walter
Theaterintendant
S
Sergei Woischeff
Lakai bei Orlovsky
S
Susi Lembach
Festteilnehmerin
C
Charlotte Krause-Walter
2. Festteilnehmerin
H
Hilla Höfer
Mädchen bei Eisenstein
C
Charly Berger
1. Gast bei Orlovsky
Michael von Newlinsky
2. Gast bei Orlovsky
W
William Richter
3. Gast bei Orlovsky
T
Theo Timmerkamp
Gast bei Orlovsky
F
Fritz Draeger
Gast bei der Aufführung
M
Mimy Ahrend
O
Olly von Bongardt
Rudolf Essek
V
Vera Valden
E
Elly von Kovatsy
Friedrich Kühne
K
Kai Möller
C
Christa Thomsen
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