The Love Express

The Love Express

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

May 4, 1931

Runtime

1h 25m

Genres

Comedy, Music

Original Title

Der Liebesexpreß

Production Companies

Münchner Lichtspielkunst AG (Emelka), Greenbaum-Film

Director

Robert Wiene

Description

Musical about a girl typist who leaves Berlin for Venice after winning a contest. A rich bachelor pretending to be poor takes a job with her and competes for her affections with a count and a tenor. No print of the film is known to survive, and it is therefore a lost film. It is based on the operetta Es lebe die Liebe by Alexander Engel and Wilhelm Sterk. It was one of a cycle of operetta films made during the early sound era. A French-language version, Venetian Nights (Nuits de Venise), also directed by Wiene, was released the same year. From Wikipedia.