''Thea Roland'' or ''The Adventure of Thea Roland'' (German: ''Das Abenteuer der Thea Roland'') is a 1932 German
comedy film
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directed by
Henry Koster
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Early life
Koster was born to Jewish parents in Berlin, Germany. He was introduced to cin ...
and starring
Lil Dagover
Lil Dagover (; born Marie Antonia Siegelinde Martha Seubert; 30 September 1887 – 23 January 1980) was a German actress whose film career spanned between 1913 and 1979. She was one of the most popular and recognized film actresses in the Weimar ...
,
Hans Rehmann and
Margarete Kupfer
Margarete Kupfer (born Margarete Kupferschmid; 10 April 1881 – 11 May 1953) was a German actress.
Partial filmography
* '' The Canned Bride'' (1915)
* '' Frau Eva'' (1916)
* '' The Queen's Secretary'' (1916)
* '' When Four Do the Same'' (1917 ...
. The film marked the directorial debut of Koster, who was forced to emigrate from Germany by the
Nazi party
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following his next film and later went on to be a leading
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director.
Billy Wilder
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may have also worked on the screenplay, although he remained uncredited.
[Sikov p.598]
Partial cast
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Lil Dagover
Lil Dagover (; born Marie Antonia Siegelinde Martha Seubert; 30 September 1887 – 23 January 1980) was a German actress whose film career spanned between 1913 and 1979. She was one of the most popular and recognized film actresses in the Weimar ...
as Thea Roland
*
Hans Rehmann as Jerry Simpson
*
Margarete Kupfer
Margarete Kupfer (born Margarete Kupferschmid; 10 April 1881 – 11 May 1953) was a German actress.
Partial filmography
* '' The Canned Bride'' (1915)
* '' Frau Eva'' (1916)
* '' The Queen's Secretary'' (1916)
* '' When Four Do the Same'' (1917 ...
as Anna
*
Paul Bildt
Paul Hermann Bildt (19 May 1885 – 13 March 1957) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1910 and 1956. He was born in Berlin and died in Zehlendorf, West Berlin.
Selected filmography
* '' Devil in Silk'' (19 ...
as Professor Maschke
*
Walter Steinbeck
Walter Steinbeck (26 September 1878 – 27 August 1942) was a German film actor.
Steinbeck was born in Niederlößnitz (now Radebeul), Saxony, Germany. He died at age 63 in Berlin, Germany.
Selected filmography
* '' The Romance of a Poor Sin ...
as Bing
*
Olly Gebauer
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as Irene
*
Kurt Vespermann
Kurt Vespermann (1 May 1887 – 13 July 1957) was a German stage and film actor.
Career
Vespermann was born into a theatrical family in Culmsee, West Prussia, Imperial Germany, now Chełmża, Poland. His great-grandparents were actors a ...
as Merkel - Journalist
*
Ernst Senesch
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Surname
* Adolf Ernst (1832–1899) German botanist known by the author abbreviation "Ernst"
* Anton Ernst (born ...
as Trainingsleiter
*
Margot Landa
Margot Walter, also known as Margot Landa (4 October 1903 in Potsdam, Germany – April 1994 in Camden Town, London, England), was a German actress.
Life and career
Born in Potsdam near Berlin Walter became a regular member of the cast at the H ...
as Elli - Blumenmädchen (flower girl)
References
Bibliography
* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.
* Sikov, Ed. ''On Sunset Boulevard: The Life and Times of Billy Wilder''. Hyperion, 1999.
External links
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1932 films
Films of the Weimar Republic
German comedy films
German black-and-white films
1932 comedy films
1930s German-language films
Films directed by Henry Koster
1930s German films
Films scored by Theo Mackeben
German-language comedy films
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