Money on the Street (German: Geld auf der Straße) is a 1930 Austrian-German romantic comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Lydia Pollman, Georg Alexander, and Franz Schafheitlin. It is notable for the screen debut of Hedy Lamarr, who played a small role as an extra.
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German | Geld auf der Straße |
Directed by | Georg Jacoby |
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Based on | Geld auf der Straße (play) by |
Produced by | Nicolas Deutsch |
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Cinematography | Nicolas Farkas |
Edited by | Else Baum |
Music by | Stefan Weiß [de] |
Production companies | Felsom Film Sascha Film |
Distributed by | Felsom-Film |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Countries | Austria Germany |
Language | German |
A young woman tries to escape her fate of marriage to a dull, but wealthy fiancée.
The film was made by Sascha Film, Austria's largest production company, at the Sievering Studios in Vienna.[1] It was the first sound film made in Austria, facilitated by an agreement made with the German firm Tobis Film who supplied the sound recording equipment. The story was adapted from a play by Rudolf Bernauer. The film's art direction was by Hans Jacoby and Emil Stepanek.
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