Venetian Nights

Overview

After winning a cash prize in a contest a young woman decides to visit Venice. She hires a secretary, a wealthy young man in disguise, to accompany her on the holiday. Once in Italy she attracts several suitors but her real love is her secretary. When she discovers he has deceived her she returns to Berlin on the express and he pursues her to try and declare his love. Loosely based on the 1883 operetta Eine Nacht in Venedig (A Night in Venice) by Johann Strauss II, it was a French-language version of the 1931 German film The Love Express.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 27, 1931

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Countries

Germany

Production

Sofar-Film-Produktion GmbH

Cast

Janine Guise,Florelle,Max Maxudian,Pierre Nay,Roger Tréville,Germaine Noizet,E. Danelli,Lucien Callamand

Director

Robert Wiene,Pierre Billon

Writer

Alexander Engel,Andor Zsoldos,Ladislaus Vajda

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0199879