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Such Great Foolishness (1937)

★ 6.3/10 95 min Drama Germany German
Director: Carl Froelich
Streaming: Not available

Description

The young Styrian woman Therese Brandl desperately wants to work in the theater and therefore travels by train to Vienna to pursue artistic training. The scholarship granted by the elderly Countess Hoyer is intended to guarantee her financial independence. Unaware that she is to be picked up from the Vienna train station, the student immediately takes a taxi upon arrival and asks for recommendations for both an affordable hotel and a charming little pub. Therese gets approached by an older gentleman, a gray-haired bon vivant with considerable life experience. After several glasses of wine, they leave the establishment together and go to Therese's room. Apparently, things escalate there, and they spend the night together without having been introduced. The surprise is all the greater for Therese when she goes to the drama academy the following day to begin her training: her future teacher is none other than the gallant and lover from the previous night, Dr. Alexander Dahlen.

Top Cast

Paula Wessely
Paula Wessely Therese Brandl
Rudolf Forster
Rudolf Forster Dr. Alexander Dahlen
Gustav Waldau
Gustav Waldau Graf Hoyer
Hedwig Bleibtreu
Hedwig Bleibtreu Gräfin Hoyer
Gretl Theimer
Gretl Theimer Fritzi
Kurt Meisel
Kurt Meisel Specht - Rundfunkansager
Hilde Wagener Irene von Baldaß - Journalistin
Egon von Jordan
Egon von Jordan Baron Gigi - ihr Neffe

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