''Her First Date'' (German: ''Ihr erstes Rendezvous'') is a 1955 Austrian-West German

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and Romance novel, romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Ro ...

film directed by

Axel von Ambesser Axel Eugen Alexander von Oesterreich (22 June 1910 – 16 September 1988), better known as Axel von Ambesser, was a German playwright, actor and film director. Ambesser's father was Alexander Constantin von Oesterreich. Ambesser was born in Hambu ...

and starring

Nicole Heesters Nicole Heesters (born 14 February 1937) is a German actress. She was born in Potsdam and comes from a family of actors; her parents are Johannes Heesters, a Dutch-German actor, and Louisa Ghijs, a Belgian stage actress. Her husband was film ...

, Paul Dahlke and

Adrian Hoven Adrian Hoven (18 May 1922 – 28 April 1981) was an Austrian actor, producer and film director. He appeared in 100 films between 1947 and 1981. He was born in Wöllersdorf, Austria as ''Wilhelm Arpad Hofkirchner'' and died in Tegernsee, We ...

.Fritsche p.255 It was shot in

Agfacolor Agfa-Farbenplatte of Bad Kreuznach, Germany, 1933. An Agfacolor slide of a café in Oslo, Norway, 1937. An Agfacolor slide of Paris, France, 1937. An Agfacolor slide of Stockholm, Sweden, 1938. An Agfacolor slide, Hungary, 1938. An Agf ...

at the Salzburg Studios and on location around the city and

Lake Wolfgang Lake Wolfgang () is a lake in Austria that lies mostly within the States of Austria, state of Salzburg (state), Salzburg and is one of the best known lakes in the Salzkammergut resort region. The municipalities on its shore are Strobl, St. Gilgen ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

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Julius von Borsody Julius von Borsody (8 April 1892 in Vienna – 18 January 1960, also in Vienna) was an Austrian film architect and one of the most employed set designers in the Austrian and German cinemas of the late silent and early sound film periods. His youn ...

. It is a remake of the 1941 French film ''

Premier rendez-vous ''Premier rendez-vous'' (US title: ''Her First Affair'') is a 1941 French comedy film starring Danielle Darrieux. It was directed by Henri Decoin, who co-wrote the screenplay with Michel Duran. During the German occupation, the film was made by ...

'', with the setting shifted to

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Salzburg.

Cast

as Christa, ein Waisenmädchen * Paul Dahlke as Martin, Literaturprofessor *

as Rolf *

Karl Schönböck Karl Schönböck (4 February 1909 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary – 24 March 2001 in Munich, Republic of Germany) was an Austrian actor.

as Waldemar, Mathematikprofessor *

Erika von Thellmann Erika von Thellmann (1902–1988) was an Austrian actress who appeared in more than a hundred films and television series during her career.Fritsche p.254 Selected filmography * '' The Stone Rider'' (1923) * '' Marriage Strike'' (1935) *'' The Gr ...

as Fräulein Rodenstock, Aufsichtsdame im Waisenhaus *

Wera Frydtberg Wera Frydtberg (11 August 1926 – 16 June 2008) was a German film and television actress. She appeared in '' I Often Think of Piroschka'' (1955) Her best known film ''Wir Wunderkinder ''Wir Wunderkinder'' is a 1958 West German comedy film dir ...

as Erika, Christas Freundin * Luzi Neudecker as Margot, Christas Freundin *

Theodor Danegger Theodor Danegger (31 August 1891 – 11 October 1959) was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1932 and 1959. He was born in Lienz, Austria and died in Vienna Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital ...

as Kellner im Lokal 'Capri' *

Karl Ehmann Karl Ehmann (13 August 1882 – 1 November 1967) was an Austrian stage and film actor whose career spanned both the silent and sound eras of the film industry. Career Born on 13 August 1882 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, he became interested in ac ...

as Postbeamter *

Hans Fitz Hans Fitz (1891–1972) was a German actor and screenwriter.Goble p.771 Selected filmography * ''Search for Majora'' (1949) * '' Who Is This That I Love?'' (1950) * '' Fanfares of Love'' (1951) * ''The Blue and White Lion'' (1952) * '' Monks, Gi ...

as Schuldirektor Im Bubeninternat *

Franz Fröhlich Franz may refer to: People * Franz (given name) * Franz (surname) Places * Franz (crater), a lunar crater * Franz, Ontario, a railway junction and unorganized town in Canada * Franz Lake, in the state of Washington, United States – see Fran ...

as Bauer am Salzburger Markt * Fritz Grieb as Der komische Dicke, Schüler * Karl Haberfellner as Der lustige Floh, Schüler * Michael Janisch as Taxichauffeur * Heli Lichten as Bäuerin am Salzburger Markt * Hilde Schreiber as Elisabeth, junge Aussictsdame im Waisenhaus * Lola Urban-Kneidinger as Direktorin im Waisenhaus * Peter Vogel as Der lange Robby, Schüler * Alexander von Richthofen as Der schöne Harald, Schüler

References

Bibliography

* Fritsche, Maria. ''Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity''. Berghahn Books, 2013.

External links

* 1955 films 1955 comedy films Austrian comedy films German comedy films West German films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Axel von Ambesser 1950s German films Films set in Salzburg Remakes of French films Films scored by Peter Kreuder Films scored by René Sylviano {{1950s-Austria-film-stub