Storm in a Water Glass
Storm in a Water Glass (German: Sturm im Wasserglas) is a 1931 Austrian-German comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Hansi Niese, Renate Müller and Paul Otto. The film is based on the play of the same title by Bruno Frank, later adapted into the British film Storm in a Teacup. The film is known by the alternative title The Flower Woman of Lindenau (Die Blumenfrau von Lindenau). It is notable, in part, for the small role played by Hedy Lamarr in her second film. The film's art direction was by Hans Jacoby.
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German | Sturm im Wasserglas |
Directed by | Georg Jacoby |
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Produced by | Hermann Fellner Josef Somlo |
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Cinematography | Guido Seeber Bruno Timm |
Music by | Stefan Weiß |
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Distributed by | Felsom Film |
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Countries | Austria Germany |
Language | German |
It premiered in Vienna on 13 March 1931, coinciding with the opening of the Sascha-Filmpalast cinema.[1] The film was remade in 1960.
Plot
An ambitious town councillor feels confident he will be elected the next mayor, but a dispute over a mongrel dog owned by a local flower seller rapidly turns into a scandal which threatens his political career.
Cast
- Hansi Niese as Frau Vogel - flower woman
- Renate Müller as Viktoria Thoss
- Paul Otto as Dr. Thoss - her husband
- Harald Paulsen as Burdach - editor
- Herbert Hübner as Quilling - newspaper publisher
- Grete Maren as Lisa - his wife
- Oscar Sabo as Pfaffenzeller - Magistrates' servant
- Otto Treßleras Gerichtsvorsitzender
- Franz Schafheitlin as Prosecutor
- Hedy Lamarr as Secretary
- Eugen Guenther as assessor #1
- Karl Kneidinger as assessor #2
- Alfred Neugebauer as a kid
References
- Barton, Ruth. Hedy Lamarr: The Most Beautiful Woman in Film. University Press of Kentucky, 2010. p. 17.