Das Schloß in Flandern (1936)

Officers stationed in a castle in Flandes during WWI are comforted by Gloria Delamare's recorded voice. One of them even writes her a letter that will never be sent. When the war is over ... See full summary »

Director:

Géza von Bolváry

Writer:

Curt J. Braun

Stars:

Mártha Eggerth, Paul Hartmann, Georg Alexander

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mártha Eggerth	...	Gloria Delamare
Paul Hartmann	...	Fred Winsbury
Georg Alexander	...	Bob Harrogate
Hilde Weissner	...	Lady Margaret
Gerti Ober
Sabine Peters	...	Anne, Zofe bei Gloria
Valy Arnheim	...	Gaspard - Kastellan
Gerhard Dammann	...	Polizist
Peter Elsholtz	...	Lincoln
Rolf von Goth	...	Brigg
Jens von Hagen	...	Major Murray
Edwin Jürgensen	...	Sir Ramsey
Rudolf Klicks	...	Piccolo
Paul Otto	...	Sir Archibald Winsbury
Kurt Seifert	...	Hotelportier

Storyline

Officers stationed in a castle in Flandes during WWI are comforted by Gloria Delamare's recorded voice. One of them even writes her a letter that will never be sent. When the war is over Miss Delamare takes a tour in Belgium and spends a night in that castle. Most unexpectedly her former admirer appears and they dine and dance together. In the morning he has disappeared and she finds the letter. She tries to find him, only to discover he is presumably dead and involved in a family secret.

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Plot Keywords:

female singer | territory name in title | castle | world war one | melodrama | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Ein neues Leben fängt an
Music by Franz Grothe
Lyrics by Willy Dehmel
Sung by Mártha Eggerth

User Reviews

The castle in Flanders

Seeing the whole film online, which can be found under its German title, 'Das Schloss in Flandern' is something of a different film for Marta Eggerth. Often seen in comedy/romance/musical/operetta, 'Das Schloss in Flandern' is more a Gothic drama romance set to music.

And a good change of pace it is too. Not one of Eggerth's best, but a very pleasant diversion and one where Eggerth does shine. Have remarked more than once recently that Eggerth is much better in lead roles singing in opera/operetta-style music than when she was trying too hard in supporting roles in the few Hollywood films she featured in singing music that really didn't suit her voice. That is all dependent though on what your opinion on Eggerth is, personally after seeing more of her stuff she has grown on me.

Eggerth radiates charm and also has gusto and at sometimes a haunting intensity. Her voice is occasionally metallic, but mostly clear as crystal and very much listenable. The music suits her voice perfectly, and is fine music in its own right with a lot of buoyancy and nuance that Eggerth does wonders bringing out.

'Das Schloss in Flandern' has an above average supporting cast, they performed with charm, grace and like they were enjoying themselves, always allowing her to shine but never upstaging her.

Production values are suitably sumptuous, also with a creepy Gothic touch, while not being overly elaborate, never static either. The direction is competent if not perhaps distinguished at times, and the characters have their charms.

Where 'Das Schloss in Flandern' is at its weakest is the story, which is a little creaky in the pacing and occasionally feels cobbled together structurally. The script does have some nice moments, but also creaks at times and doesn't flow quite as well as it could have done.

Otherwise, it is a nice film and worth checking out. 8/10 Bethany Cox

Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

6 August 1937 (USA)

Also Known As:

Castelo na Flandres

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tobis-Magna-Filmproduktion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1