The Singing City

The Singing City

98 mins | Romance, Music | Oct. 27, 1930

A tourist guide in Naples is taken on by a Viennese woman impressed by his singing, and who regards him as her protege. This film was released as a German version and English Version known as "The City of Song". Brigitte Helm once portrays a beautiful femme fatale who displays her affection and lust for her tourist guide which is paralleled with the main bodied theme of the early romanticist songs played throughout.

The Singing City

98 mins | Romance, Music | Oct. 27, 1930

The Singing City
A tourist guide in Naples is taken on by a Viennese woman impressed by his singing, and who regards him as her protege. This film was released as a German version and English Version known as "The City of Song". Brigitte Helm once portrays a beautiful femme fatale who displays her affection and lust for her tourist guide which is paralleled with the main bodied theme of the early romanticist songs played throughout.
Producers Universum Film (UFA)
Original title Die singende Stadt
Directors Carmine Gallone
Writers Hans Székely

Cast

Jan Kiepura

as Giovanni Cavallone

Brigitte Helm

as Claire Landshoff - junge Witwe

Walter Janssen

as Professor Andreas Breuling

Trude Berliner

as Carmela - neapolitanisches Mädchen

Georg Alexander

as Rudi Feldegger

Franz Maldacea

as Tupf - Carmelas Bruder (as Francesco Maldacea)

Käte Bill

as Susanne - Claires Zofe

Henry Bender

as Herr Maier aus Berlin

Hermann Blaß

as Der Empfangschef

Teddy Bill

as Heini Ladenburg / Claires Verehrer

Carl Goetz

as Der Nachtportier

Martin Kosleck

as Bobby Bertling - Claires Verehrer

Carol Ress

as Marthe - Claires Zofe

Charlie Roellinghoff

as Poldi Falkner - Claires Verehrer

Ernõ Szenes

as Siegmund Königsberger - ein Konzertagent (as Ernst Senesch)

C.H. Todd

as Mr. Parkins aus London

Hans Heinrich von Twardowski

as Willi von Wellheim - Claires Verehrer