Burg Theatre

The story

In this convoluted melodrama, an elderly thespian falls for a rising young starlet. He admits his love for her and then announces that he will retire. The young woman pretends she loves him too, but her real motive is to give her struggling lover, also an aspiring actor, a break.

Cast & crew

Werner KraussFriedrich Mitterer

Carl EsmondJosef Rainer

Hortense RakyLeni Schindler

Olga TschechowaBaroness Seebach

Hans MoserSouffleur Sedlmayer

Carl Günther

Carl GüntherBaron Seebach

Karl SkraupSchneidermeister Schindler

Josefine DoraFrau Schindler

Franz Herterich

Franz HerterichDirektor des Burgtheaters

Camilla Gerzhofer

Camilla GerzhoferFrau von S., Gesellschaftsdame

Karl Parylajunger Schauspieler

Erik FreySchauspieler des Burgtheaters