''Roxy and the Wonderteam'' () is a 1938 Austrian

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directed by

Johann von Vásáry Johann von Vásáry or János Vaszary (1899–1963) was a Hungarian actor, screenwriter, playwright and film director. Several of his plays were adapted into films including ''I Entrust My Wife to You'' in 1943.Rentschler p.344 He was married to ...

and starring Rosy Barsony,

Fritz Imhoff Fritz Imhoff, real name: Friedrich Arnold Heinrich Jeschke (January 6, 1891, Alsergrund February 24, 1961, Wieden) was an Austrian actor. He was a brother of the Wienerlied composer (18901962). Selected filmography * '' Daughter of the Re ...

and

Hans Holt Hans Holt (22 November 1909 – 3 August 2001) was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1935 and 1990. Selected filmography * '' Hannerl and Her Lovers'' (1936) * '' Catherine the Last'' (1936) * '' Florentine' ...

.Waller p.207 It is based on an

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called ''Roxy und ihr Wunderteam''. A separate Hungarian-language version was also produced. The title is an allusion to the

Wunderteam ''Wunderteam'' (; ''Wonder Team'') was the name given to the Austria national football team of the 1930s. Led by manager Hugo Meisl, the team had an unbeaten streak of 14 games between April 1931 and December 1932. The style of the team focused on ...

, the acclaimed

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of the 1930s, and the film features an appearance by former captain

Matthias Sindelar Matthias Sindelar (, ; 10 February 1903 – 23 January 1939) was an Austrian professional association football, footballer. Regarded as one of the greatest Austrian players of all time, Sindelar notably played for FK Austria Wien, Austria Vienna ...

as himself. The film's sets were designed by the

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Márton Vincze Márton Vincze (1905– 17 January 1941, Budapest) was a Hungarian art director who designed the sets for over eighty films during his career. Selected filmography * '' The Blue Idol'' (1931) * '' The Old Scoundrel'' (1932) * ''And the Plains Ar ...

Cast

* Rosy Barsony as Grete Müller *

as Herr Müller, ihr Vater *

as Lazy - Kapitän einer Fussballmannschaft * Hortense Raky as Margot *

Tibor Halmay Tibor Halmay (20 December 1894 – 2 November 1944) was a Hungarian stage and film actor.von Dassanowsky p.65 He was born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and appeared in a mixture of German and Hungarian films during his career. He is sometimes c ...

as Bob, schottischer Hocharistokrat *

Ferdinand Mayerhofer Ferdinand is a Germanic name composed of the elements "journey, travel", Proto-Germanic , abstract noun from root "to fare, travel" (PIE , "to lead, pass over"), and "courage" or "ready, prepared" related to Old High German "to risk, ventu ...

as Gutsverwalter * Oszkár Dénes as Baron Utvary * Carmen Perwolf as Liesl * Vilma Kurer as Mädchen vom Jachtklub * Irma Eckert as Mädchen vom Jachtklub * Éva Bíró as Mädchen vom Jacktklub * Éva Libertiny as Mädchen vom Jachtklub * Éva Somogyi as Mädchen vom Jachtklub * Maria Horvath as Mädchen vom Jachtklub *

as Himself - Footballer * Geza Toldi as Fußballer *

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as Fußballer * Erich Sprung as Fußballer * Hans Bräuer as Fußballer * Otto Falvay as Fußballer *

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as Fußballer * Reggie Riffler (

Reggie Nalder Reggie Nalder (born Alfred Natzler; 4 September 1907 – 19 November 1991) was a prolific Austrian film and television character actor from the late 1940s to the early 1990s. His distinctive features—partially the result of disfiguring burns� ...

) as Fußballer

References

Bibliography

* Waller, Klaus. ''Paul Abraham. Der tragische König der Operette: Eine Biographie. Zweite, überarbeitete Auflage''. 2017.

External links

* 1938 films 1930s sports films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Johann von Vásáry Austrian multilingual films Austrian association football films Operetta films Films based on operettas Austrian black-and-white films 1938 multilingual films German-language sports films {{sport-film-stub