''Farewell'' (German: ''Abschied'') is a 1930 German

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directed by

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and starring Brigitte Horney, Aribert Mog and Emilia Unda. It was shot at the

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Max Knaake.

Plot

Peter Winkler and his fiancee Hella live together in Berlin, in a guesthouse called "Splendide", run by Mrs Weber. Peter and Hella seem to be the only happy people in the house, all others are misfits of various kinds. One day, Peter is offered a well paid position in Dresden. He is hoping that with greater professional success he will finally be able to marry Hella. In this joyful mood he tells the other guests about the news, but not Hella, who he wants to surprise. Unfortunately some of the guests can't keep a secret and so Hella learns of the news. She in turn doesn't tell Peter that she already had a dress and a hat laid away in a local store, without having the required amount of money. In this difficult situation she borrowed the money from another male guest at the guesthouse. While Hella is picking up her stuff at the store, Peter learns that Hella borrowed the money and thinks she cheated on him. Without waiting for her return, he leaves the guesthouse, never to come back.

Cast

* Brigitte Horney as Hella, retailer * Aribert Mog as Peter Winkler, traveling salesman * Emilia Unda as Mrs. Weber * Konstantin Mic as Bogdanoff * Frank Günther as Neumann, master of ceremonies * Erwin Bootz as Himself * Martha Ziegler as Lina, maid-servant * Vladimir Sokoloff as The Baron * Esmée Symon as 1st Lennox-Sister * Gisela Draeger as 2nd Lennox-Sister * Marianne Mosner as 3rd Lennox-Sister * Georg Nikolai *

Erwin Splettstößer Erwin may refer to: People Given name * Erwin Chargaff (1905–2002), Austrian biochemist * Erwin Chemerinsky (born 1953), American legal scholar * Erwin Dold (1919–2012), German concentration camp commandant in World War 2 * Erwin Hauer (1926 ...

* Bruno Hoenscherle * Daisy Rensburg

Release

The film premiered on 25 August 1930 in

References

External links

* 1930 films Films of the Weimar Republic 1930s German-language films German black-and-white films Films directed by Robert Siodmak UFA GmbH films 1930s romantic comedy-drama films German romantic comedy-drama films Films shot at Babelsberg Studios 1930 comedy films 1930 drama films 1930s German films {{1930s-romantic-comedy-film-stub