Faded Melody
Faded Melody is a 1938 German drama film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Brigitte Horney, Willy Birgel and Carl Raddatz. The film was made by Germany's largest studio of the era Universum [Film AG|UFA]. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam and on location in French Algeria, New [York City] and Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hermann Asmus and Max Mellin. It premiered at Berlin's Gloria-Palast.
Synopsis
Horney and Birgel play characters engaged in a troubled transatlantic romance, with she based in New York City and he in Berlin.Partial cast
- Brigitte Horney as Barbara Lorenz
- Willy Birgel as Thomas Gront
- Carl Raddatz as Werner Gront
- Hans Brausewetter as Steffken
- Vera [von Langen] as Olga, Thomas' Freundin
- Silvia [de Bettini] as Sonja
- Erich Fiedler as Freddy
- Karl Platen as Karl, Diener
- Andrews Engelmann as Casiez
- Bill Bocket as Léon
- Achim von Biel as Schmidt, Thomas' Sekretär
- Angelo Ferrari as Der Kellner bei der Silvesterfeier
- Jens von Hagen as Das Mädchen bei Barbara
- Hilde Heinrich as Die Krankenschwester
- Carl Merznicht as Der Assistenzarzt
- Pia Mietens as Ein Gast bei Olga, die sich nach Thomas erkundigt
- Michael von Newlinsky as Ein französischer Sergeant am Flughafen
- Hans-Joachim Roedelius as Der kleine Bobby, Barbaras Söhnchen
- Stella Textor as Eine französische Flugpassagierin
- Theodor Thony as Ein französischer Flugpassagier
- Werner Finck
- Boris Alekin
- Ernst Behmer
- Josef Karma