Spring Parade (1934 film)

Spring Parade (German: Frühjahrsparade, pronounced [ˈfʁyːjaːɐ̯paˌʁaːdə]) is a 1934 comedy film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Paul Hörbiger, Franciska Gaal, and Wolf Albach-Retty.^[1]

Spring Parade
German film poster
German	Frühjahrsparade
Directed by	Géza von Bolváry
Written by	Ernst Marischka Ernst Neubach
Produced by	Joe Pasternak
Starring	Paul Hörbiger Franciska Gaal Wolf Albach-Retty
Cinematography	István Eiben
Edited by	Hermann Haller
Music by	Robert Stolz
Production companies	Hunnia Filmstúdió Deutsche Universal-Film
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	20 September 1934 (1934-09-20)
Running time	93 minutes
Countries	Austria Germany Hungary
Language	German

The film was made by the German subsidiary of Universal Pictures to whom Gaal was under contract. However the rise of the Nazi Party to power meant that Gaal and several other Jewish figures involved with the film had to work in Budapest and Vienna. The film's sets were designed by art director Emil Hasler.

In 1940 the film was remade in Hollywood as Spring Parade. The screenwriter Ernst Marischka and producer Joe Pasternak worked on both films.

Cast

• Paul Hörbiger as Kaiser Franz Joseph
• Franciska Gaal as Marika
• Wolf Albach-Retty as Wilhelm August Jurek [de]
• Theo Lingen as Baron Zorndorf
• Adele Sandrock as Countess Burgstätten
• Piri Vaszary as Nanette
• Annie Rosar as Frau Taschlmeier
• Hans Richter as Fritzi
• Anton Pointner as Hauptmann Weber
• Tibor Halmay as Corporal Stadler
• Fritz Imhoff as Sergeant Mittermeier
• Hans Moser as Hairdresser Swoboda
• Richard Eybner as a committee director
• Alfred Neugebauer as Kammerdiener Zimmerl
• Alfred Gerasch
• Hans Homma as Ein Hofrat
• Leo Resnicek
• Otto Schmöle as adjutant
• Richard Waldemar
• Karola Zala