''Renate in the Quartet'' () is a 1939 German

musical comedy film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as break ...

directed by

Paul Verhoeven Paul Verhoeven (; born 18 July 1938) is a Dutch filmmaker, who has worked variously in the Netherlands, the United States, and in France. He is known for directing genre films with strong satirical elements, often featuring graphic violence and ...

and starring

Käthe von Nagy Ekaterina Nagy von Cziser, stage name Käthe von Nagy (4 April 1904 – 20 December 1973), was a Hungarian actress, model, dancer, and singer who worked in German and French cinema. Early life and education Käthe von Nagy, the daughter of a wea ...

Hans Brausewetter Hans Brausewetter (27 May 1899 – 29 April 1945) was a German stage and film actor of the silent film, silent era. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1922 and 1945. He appeared in the 1923 film ''The Treasure (1923 film), The Treasu ...

and

Gustav Fröhlich Gustav Friedrich Fröhlich (21 March 1902 – 22 December 1987) was a German actor and film director. He landed secondary roles in a number of films and plays before landing his breakthrough role of Freder Fredersen in Fritz Lang's 1927 in fil ...

.Hake p. 198 It is based on a novel by Geog Albrecht von Ihering.

Synopsis

When a female

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joins an otherwise all-male musical

quartet In music, a quartet (, , , , ) is an ensemble of four singers or instrumental performers. Classical String quartet In classical music, one of the most common combinations of four instruments in chamber music is the string quartet. String quar ...

, the other members struggle to cope.

Cast

as Renate Schmidt *

as Peter Vogt *

as Kurt Kielmansdorf *

Attila Hörbiger Attila Hörbiger (21 April 1896 – 27 April 1987) was an Austrian stage and movie actor. Life Hörbiger was born in the Hungarian capital Budapest, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the son of engineer Hanns Hörbiger and the younge ...

as Michael Börne *

Anton Pointner Anton Pointner (8 December 1894 in Salzburg – 8 September 1949 in Hintersee) was an Austrian stage and film actor. Pointner's career began on the stages of Austria and he performed in both silent and sound films in his native Austria, as w ...

as Räusperer *

Johannes Riemann Johannes Riemann (31 May 1888 – 30 September 1959) was a German actor and film director. Riemann was a member of the Nazi Party.Ernst Klee (2007) ''Das Personenlexikon zum Dritten Reich: Wer war was vor und nach 1945''. Fischer-Taschenbuch-Ver ...

as Walter Bauer * Walter Gross as Varieté-Regisseur *

Harald Paulsen Harald Paulsen (26 August 1895 – 4 August 1954) was a German stage and film actor and director. He appeared in 125 films between 1920 and 1954. Career Paulsen first appeared on stage at age sixteen. He then studied under Leopold Jessner, who ...

as Paul Erdmann *

Josef Dahmen Josef Dahmen (21 August 1903 – 18 January 1985) was a German stage, film and television actor.Youngkin p. 462. Dahmen was married to the actress Gisela von Collande, with whom he had a daughter Andrea Dahmen. His granddaughter Julia Dahmen is ...

as Musiker am Konservatorium * Herma Relin as Hella Schütz * Ingeborg von Kusserow as Li, Frau Ambergs Nichte *

Jac Diehl JAC or Jac may refer to: Businesses *JAC Liner, a Philippine bus company *JAC Motors, a Chinese automobile manufacturer *Japan Air Commuter airline (ICAO: JAC) Organizations * JAC (football club), a football club from Libreville, Gabon * Japanes ...

as Varieté-Angestellter *

Wolfgang Dohnberg Wolfgang is a German male given name traditionally popular in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The name is a combination of the Old High German words ''wolf'', meaning "wolf", and ''gang'', meaning "path", "journey", "travel". Besides the regula ...

as Varieté-Inspizient * Reinhold Hauser as Gesundheitsprotz *

Ingolf Kuntze Ingolf Kuntze (1890–1952) was a German stage and film actor.Giesen p.217 He was active as a character actor, appearing in supporting roles in a number of films during the Nazi era. Selected filmography * ''A Woman Branded'' (1931) * '' And Who ...

as Direktor des Konservatoriums *

Walter Lieck Walter may refer to: People and fictional characters * Walter (name), including a list of people and fictional and mythical characters with the given name or surname * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–19 ...

as Dr. N. *

Olga Limburg Olga Limburg (5 April 1881 – 7 March 1970) was a German theater and film actress. She began her artistic career in 1901 with a commitment at the Municipal Theatre of Poznan. Since 1902, she played at several of Berlin's leading theaters includi ...

as Frau Amberg * Heinz Müller as Direktionsmitglied im Varieté *

Franz Pfaudler Franz Pfaudler (1893–1956) was an Austrian stage and film actor.Giesen p.200 Selected filmography * '' My Life for Maria Isabella'' (1935) * '' Renate in the Quartet'' (1939) * '' Der Postmeister'' (1940) * '' Heimkehr'' (1941) * '' Anuschka' ...

as Wirt im Bahnhofsrestaurant * Erika Raphael as Lo, Frau Ambergs Nichte *

Norbert Schultze Norbert Arnold Wilhelm Richard Schultze (26 January 1911 in Braunschweig, Brunswick – 14 October 2002 in Bad Tölz) was a prolific Germany, German composer of Film score, film music and a member of the NSDAP and of Joseph Goebbels' staff dur ...

as Dirigent am Konservatorium * Maria Seidler as 2. Platzanweiserin * Hilde Spies as Wirtin * Franz Weber as Professor Klinger * Klaus Pohl * Theo Brandt

References

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* 1939 films Films of Nazi Germany German musical comedy films 1939 musical comedy films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Paul Verhoeven (Germany) Films about musical groups German black-and-white films Tobis Film films 1930s German films Films scored by Norbert Schultze German-language musical comedy films {{1930s-Germany-comedy-film-stub