The Flower of Hawaii (1953 film)
The Flower of Hawaii (German:Die Blume von Hawaii) is a 1953 West German musical film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Maria Litto, William Stelling and Ursula Justin. It is an adaptation of the operetta The Flower of Hawaii by Paul Abraham. The operetta had previously been adapted for the 1933 film The Flower of Hawaii.[1] It is based on the life of the last Queen of Hawaii Liliuokalani.
Cast
- Maria Litto - Princess Lia
- William Stelling - William Stelling
- Ursula Justin - Pepsy
- Rudolf Platte - Bebe
- Paul Westermeier - Director Winterwind
- Marina Ried - Marlene Elling
- Ilja Glusgal - Bob
- Lonny Kellner - Gloria
- Madelon Truß - Madame Biller
- Alice Treff - Frau Studienrat Rathje
- Inge Drexel - Mizzi Schikaneder
- Joseph Offenbach - Salvatore
- K.A. Jung - Buhnenarchitekt
- Edith Schollwer - Eine Blode Sängerin
- Erna Sellmer - Frau Müller
- Werner Dahms - Niki
- Joachim Teege - Otto-Heinz
- Horst von Otto - Inspizient
- Hans Schwarz Jr. - Heini
- Max Walter Sieg - Bühnenportier
- Benno Sterzenbacher - Eine dicker Journalist
- Carl Voscherau - Onkel Jensen
- Gerhard Heinrich - Tobias Müller
- Xenia Grey - Singer
- Bruce Low - Singer
- Lentini Brothers - Acrobat
- Guenter Schnittjer - Singer
- Kilima Hawaiians - Singer
- Margarete Slezak - Singer
- Lani Moe - Lead Dancer
- Dorina Naniola Moe - Singer, Dancer
- Tau Moe - Singer
- Rose Moe - Singer, Dancer
- Margret Neuhaus - Editha Knefke
References
- ↑ Traubner p.318
Bibliography
- Traubner, Richard. Operetta: A Theatrical History. Routledge, 2003.