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, filmed in Hungary in the German language and directed by

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and Istvan Szekely and starring

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, and Lotte Spira. It was made at

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's Hunnia Studios by the European subsidiary of

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, headed by

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, which had recently left Germany in the face of Hitler's "de-Judification" of that country. A separate Hungarian-language version was also made, with a different cast, titled '' Romance in Budapest''. Both versions were released in the United States by Arthur Mayer's DuWorld Pictures Inc. The film was subsequently remade in

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as ''

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'', starring

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and

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Cast

References

Bibliography

* Hales, Barbara & Weinstein, Valerie. ''Rethinking Jewishness in Weimar Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2020.

External links

* Films of the Weimar Republic German comedy films 1933 comedy films Films directed by Steve Sekely Films directed by Géza von Bolváry Films set in Budapest Films produced by Joe Pasternak German multilingual films Universal Pictures films Hungarian multilingual films German black-and-white films 1933 multilingual films 1930s German films Films scored by Nicholas Brodszky 1930s German-language films {{1930s-Germany-comedy-film-stub