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Ray of Sunshine

Original title: Sonnenstrahl
  • 19331933
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
174
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Annabella, Pál Fejös, Gustav Fröhlich, Sergio Otzoup, and J. Fenneker in Ray of Sunshine (1933)
  • Drama
Vienna, at the height of the Great Depression. Like so many others, Hans has no work, no money, nowhere to live. Having lost his livelihood as a taxi driver, he decides that the only solutio... Read allVienna, at the height of the Great Depression. Like so many others, Hans has no work, no money, nowhere to live. Having lost his livelihood as a taxi driver, he decides that the only solution is to kill himself. But just as he is about to drown himself, he sees a young woman dive... Read allVienna, at the height of the Great Depression. Like so many others, Hans has no work, no money, nowhere to live. Having lost his livelihood as a taxi driver, he decides that the only solution is to kill himself. But just as he is about to drown himself, he sees a young woman dive into the river, obviously with the same intention. Without a thought, Hans pulls the woma... Read all
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
174
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Pál Fejös
  • Writers
    • Pál Fejös
    • Adolf Lantz(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Annabella
    • Gustav Fröhlich
    • Paul Otto
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  • Director
    • Pál Fejös
  • Writers
    • Pál Fejös
    • Adolf Lantz(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Annabella
    • Gustav Fröhlich
    • Paul Otto
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    • 2User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Ray of Sunshine (1933)
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    Annabella and Gustav Fröhlich in Ray of Sunshine (1933)

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    Annabella
    Annabella
    • Annaas Anna
    Gustav Fröhlich
    Gustav Fröhlich
    • Hansas Hans
    • (as Gustav Froehlich)
    Paul Otto
    • Ein Polizeikommissäras Ein Polizeikommissär
    Hans Marr
    • Ein Priesteras Ein Priester
    Walter Brandt
    • Ein Geldeinnehmeras Ein Geldeinnehmer
    Annie Rosar
    Annie Rosar
    • Eine Zimmervermieterinas Eine Zimmervermieterin
    Jaro Fürth
    • Ein Drogeriebesitzeras Ein Drogeriebesitzer
    Karl Forest
    • Buerovorsteheras Buerovorsteher
    Norbert Rohringer
    Norbert Rohringer
    • Ein Jungas Ein Jung
    Franz Schafheitlin
    • Ein Arzt im Unfallkrankenhausas Ein Arzt im Unfallkrankenhaus
    Wilhelm Schich
    • Ein Wiener Hausbewohneras Ein Wiener Hausbewohner
    Irene Seidner
    Duke of Windsor
    Duke of Windsor
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Pál Fejös
    • Writers
      • Pál Fejös
      • Adolf Lantz(screenplay)
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      French actress Annabella only speaks a little more than a dozen lines throughout the whole film, mostly monosyllables.
    • Connections
      Alternate-language version of Gardez le sourire (1933)

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    8/10
    Need to Be Needed
    A man who has lost his job trudges to the Danube to kill himself. When a young woman throws herself in, he rescues her and they begin their long and erratic journey to love.

    Writer-Director-Epidemiologist-Archaeologist Paul Fejos -- I'm pretty sure he didn't wear all his hats on this shoot -- offers us a charming view of Vienna from the underside, with leads Annabella and Gustav Fröhlich most charming. The ups and downs go on a little too often. I would have cut it one iteration short, but he directs it as a silent with enough sound sequences to let you know this is the sound era. The leads mime their performances very nicely. Annabella is almost mute (perhaps her German was not so good) in her shy, mousy role and Fröhlich's performance suggests Bill Haines in one of his more down-to-earth roles.

    Anyone who has seen Fejos' LONESOME will recognize this as another film in the same vein, a corrective to King Vidor's THE CROWD. Between the players and the city of Vienna, this is a good one to see.
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    • Release date
      • December 10, 1933 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • Austria
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Together We Too
    • Filming locations
      • Friedrich-Engels-Platz, Vienna, Austria
    • Production company
      • Serge Otzoup-Filmproduktion der Tobis-Sascha
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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