The Darling of Vienna

The Darling of Vienna

92 mins | Comedy | Dec. 19, 1930

"Der Herr auf Bestellung" has the Weimar dream team of Walter Reisch as scriptwriter, Geza von Bolvary as director and most importantly, the incomparable Willi Forst as main actor. This 'musical burlesque' tells about a stylish young gentleman (Willi Forst) who works as a so-called 'Festredner'; an untranslatable term, it indicates a person who makes speeches at important events like marriages etc. for people who don't feel able to do it themselves. Willi lends his voice to a speech-impaired professor (Paul Hörbiger), but the baroness (Trude Lieske) who falls in love with Hörbiger only does so because of Willi's voice, and you can guess that this leads to all sorts of complications…

The Darling of Vienna

92 mins | Comedy | Dec. 19, 1930

The Darling of Vienna
"Der Herr auf Bestellung" has the Weimar dream team of Walter Reisch as scriptwriter, Geza von Bolvary as director and most importantly, the incomparable Willi Forst as main actor. This 'musical burlesque' tells about a stylish young gentleman (Willi Forst) who works as a so-called 'Festredner'; an untranslatable term, it indicates a person who makes speeches at important events like marriages etc. for people who don't feel able to do it themselves. Willi lends his voice to a speech-impaired professor (Paul Hörbiger), but the baroness (Trude Lieske) who falls in love with Hörbiger only does so because of Willi's voice, and you can guess that this leads to all sorts of complications…
Producers Super-Film GmbH
Original title Der Herr auf Bestellung
Directors Géza von Bolváry
Writers Walter Reisch

Cast

Willi Forst

as Carry Clips, ein Festredner

Paul Hörbiger

as Prof. Amanuel Wielander

Wilhelm Bendow

as Dr. Cajetan

Else Elster

as Lillebil

Trude Lieske

as Frau Baronin Lindenwörth

Elma Bulla

as Titi

Henry Bender

as Ein Schutzmann

Albert Paulig

as Herr Hinzemann

Johanna Ewald

as Frau Hinzemann