Greetings and Kisses, Veronika

Greetings and Kisses, Veronika (German: Gruß und Kuß – Veronika) is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Franciska Gaal, Paul Hörbiger, and Otto Wallburg. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by Kurt Dürnhöfer and Max Heilbronner. The film's popularity made Gaal an international star.[1] However the rise of the Nazi Party to power meant that the Jewish Gaal had to make her next films in Hungary and Austria.[2]

Greetings and Kisses, Veronika
GermanGruß und Kuß – Veronika
Directed byCarl Boese
Written byKurt Schwabach
Produced byViktor Klein
StarringFranciska Gaal
Paul Hörbiger
Otto Wallburg
CinematographyBruno Mondi
Edited byElse Baum
Music byFranz Waxman
Production
company
Victor Klein-Film
Release date
  • 29 August 1933 (1933-08-29)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

Franz Waxman's song "Greetings and Kisses, Veronika" written for the film became a major hit and helped boost Waxman's career as a songwriter.[3]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York, NY: Berghahn Books. p. 144. ISBN 1571816550. JSTOR j.ctt1x76dm6.
  2. ^ "At the 79th Street". The New York Times. 24 February 1936.
  3. ^ Neumeyer, David; Platte, Nathan (2011). Franz Waxman's Rebecca: A Film Score Guide. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. p. 4. ISBN 0810881365.

Bibliography

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  • Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1933. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.
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