The Love Express

For the Swedish film, see The Love Express (1932 film).

The Love Express
Directed by	Robert Wiene
Written by	Alexander Engel Ladislaus Vajda Andor Zsoldos
Produced by	Herman Millakowsky
Starring	Georg Alexander Dina Gralla Joseph Schmidt Angelo Ferrari
Cinematography	Carl Drews
Music by	Max Niederberger
Production company	Emelka Studios
Distributed by	Bavaria Film
Release date	30 January 1931 (1931-01-30)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

The Love Express (German: Der Liebesexpreß) is a 1931 German musical comedy film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Georg Alexander, Dina Gralla and Joseph Schmidt. No print of the film is known to survive, and it is therefore a lost film. It is based on the operetta Es lebe die Liebe by Alexander Engel and Wilhelm Sterk. It was one of a cycle of operetta films made during the early sound era. A French-language version, Venetian Nights (Nuits de Venise), also directed by Wiene, was released the same year.

It is sometimes known by the alternative title of Eight Days of Happiness. It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ludwig Reiber.

Cast

• Georg Alexander as Kurt Weidingen
• Dina Gralla as Annie
• Joseph Schmidt as Enrico Tonelli, Sänger
• Angelo Ferrari as Conte Orsino
• Karl Graumann as Williams - Kurts Diener
• Therese Giehse as Frau Mayer
• Wilhelm Marx as Der Alt
• Harry Hertzsch as Fritz - dessen Freund
• Elise Aulinger as Annies Hausfrau

Bibliography

• Jung, Uli; Schatzberg, Walter (1999). Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene. Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-156-1.

External links

• The Love Express at IMDb