The Cabbie's Song

1936 film

E. W. Emo
Hanns Sassmann

Starring

Paul Hörbiger
Gusti Huber
Franz Schafheitlin

CinematographyEduard HoeschEdited byRené MétainMusic byNico Dostal

Production
company

Algefa Film

Distributed byBavaria Film

Release date

13 November 1936 (1936-11-13)

Running time

78 minutesCountryGermanyLanguageGerman

The Cabbie's Song (German: Fiakerlied) is a 1936 German romantic drama film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Paul Hörbiger, Gusti Huber, and Franz Schafheitlin.^[1] The film offers a nostalgic view of Vienna during the old Imperial Era. It takes its name from a popular Viennese song, and its set in the 1880s at the time of the song's composition. It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and partly shot on location in Budapest and Vienna. The film's sets were designed by the art director Emil Hasler.

Cast

Paul Hörbiger as Ferdinand Strödl, Fiakerkutscher
Gusti Huber as Ludmilla Berndt, Praterartistin
Franz Schafheitlin as Max Jolander, ein feiner Herr
Erika Dannhoff as Franzi Preminger, ein junges Mädchen
Hermann Erhardt as Golo, der Messerwerfer
Josefine Dora as Frau Krögl, Schaubudenbesitzerin
Else Reval as Witwe Henghappel, Fuhrwerksbesitzerin
Tilde Hölzlin as Kathi Stübinger, Soubrette

References

^ Von Dassanowsky, p. 60.

Bibliography

Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1936. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.
Von Dassanowsky, Robert (2005). Austrian Cinema: A History. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-2147-0.