Die verkaufte Braut (1932)

Bohemia in the 19th century, stage-coach driver Hans, loves the mayor's daughter Marie, but she is promised Wenzel, the son of another wealthy farmer. Marie refuses to marry Wenzel because ... See full summary »

Director:

Max Ophüls

Writers:

Curt Alexander, Max Ophüls,

Stars:

Max Nadler, Jarmila Novotna, Otto Wernicke

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Max Nadler	...	Bürgermeister (as Nadler)
Jarmila Novotna	...	Marie, seine Tochter (as Novotna)
Otto Wernicke	...	Kezal - Heiratsvermittler (as Wernicke)
Hermann Kner	...	Micha (as Kner)
Maria Janowska	...	Seine Frau (as Janowska)
Paul Kemp	...	Wenzel - ihr Sohn (as Kemp)
Karl Valentin	...	Zirkusdirektor (as Valentin)
Liesl Karlstadt	...	Seine Frau (as Karlstadt)
Annemarie Sörensen	...	Esmeralda - ihre Pflegetochter (as Sörensen)
Willy Domgraf-Fassbaender	...	Hans - ein Postillon (as Domgraf-Fassbaender)

Storyline

Bohemia in the 19th century, stage-coach driver Hans, loves the mayor's daughter Marie, but she is promised Wenzel, the son of another wealthy farmer. Marie refuses to marry Wenzel because of Hans, but the marriage arranger tries to "buy" Marie from Hans. But when Wenzel tells Hans, that he doesn't want to marry Marie, either, because he loves circus director Brummel's daughter, Hans decides to accept the offer of money for not interferring in the relations of Hans and Marie. But when Marie hears about this, she doesn't want to see Hans again.

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Plot Keywords:

based on opera

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Genres:

Comedy | Music

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Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

26 April 1934 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Bartered Bride

Filming Locations:

Bavaria Filmstudios, Geiselgasteig, Grünwald, Bavaria, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

ASUM, Bavaria Film, Reichsliga-Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

77 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Tobis-Klangfilm)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of The Bartered Bride (1955)

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Soundtracks

"Alles ist so gut wie richtig"
Sung by Otto Wernicke, Paul Kemp, Max Nadler and Maria Janowska

User Reviews

Fun at the opera

I am the first to comment here, and I'll gladly do. Although the one and only external review at http://www.cinepassion.org/Reviews/b/BarteredBride.html already gives a good idea.

In a nutshell: Marie, daughter of the mayor, is to be engaged with Wenzel, son of a rich farmer. But they don't agree and find other interests: Marie, the postmaster (coach driver) Hans; Wenzel, the circus gypsy girl Esmeralda. Complications ensue, of course...

This is said to be the first opera movie ever. With many speaking scenes, I'm not sure - while Smetana's original was a comic opera, this film thankfully embeds slightly more realism (or not, in the Valentin/Karlstadt appearances: "How many staff?" - "Seven, almost eight." - "So let's write eight." - "Oh no, eight is too much, it's rather five.") The outdoor scenes (most are), especially with the postal coach, are really thrilling. Or the bear chase. All in all, it's just a rom-com, but (to me at least) very enjoyable. Freely available (original German sound, English subtitles) at archive.org