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Girls in White (German: Mädchen in Weiß) is a 1936 German musical comedy film directed by Victor Janson and starring Maria Cebotari, Iván Petrovich and Hilde von Stolz.[1]

Girls in White
Directed by	Victor Janson
Written by	Harald Bratt Will Spindler
Produced by	Hans von Wolzogen
Starring	Maria Cebotari Iván Petrovich Hilde von Stolz
Cinematography	Willy Hameister
Music by	Theo Mackeben
Production company	Fabrikation Deutscher Filme
Distributed by	Märkische Film Kiba Kinobetriebsanstalt (Austria)
Release date	29 August 1936 (1936-08-29)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Set in pre-revolutionary Russia at the Smolny Institute, the film tells the story of the young student Daniela, who wants to follow in her mother's footsteps and become an opera singer.[2][3] The film's most famous song is "I am Here to be Happy" ("Ich bin auf der Welt glücklich zu sein").[2][4]

Cast

• Maria Cebotari as Daniela
• Iván Petrovich as Count Feodor Ivanowitsch Schuwalow
• Hilde von Stolz as Natalia (a dancer)
• Georg Alexander as Grand Duke Sergej Andrejewitsch
• Ernst Dumcke as Opera Director
• Hans Junkermann as General Goremkin (Daniela's uncle)
• Ilse Fürstenberg as Irina (General Goremkin's wife)
• Herta Worell as Vera (schoolgirl)
• Trude Haefelin as Olga (schoolgirl)
• Rosette Zobber as Marina (schoolgirl)
• Eduard Wenck as Marignano (conductor)
• Norberto Ardelli as Cavallini (a famous tenor)
• Margarete Schön as Maria Petrowna
• Blandine Ebinger as Lydia Antonowana (nursery school teacher)
• Änne von Elms as Gilda in the opera Rigoletto

Criticism

Contemporary American critics complimented Cebotari's work in the "operatic film."[5] Variety noted that it was "not exactly a second 'Mädchen in Uniform' for world consumption," but praised Cebotari's performance.[2]

References

External links

• Girls in White at IMDb

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