Franz Grothe

Franz Grothe (17 September 1908 – 12 September 1982) was a German composer, mainly for the cinema. His musicals were outstanding successes. He was required to be a member of the Nazi party (No. 2.580.427).

Selected filmography

• The Night Belongs to Us (1929)
• The Last Company (1930)
• Boycott (1930)
• Love Songs (1930)
• The Big Attraction (1931)
• The Secret of the Red Cat (1931)
• Ronny (1931)
• The Unfaithful Eckehart (1931)
• The House of Dora Green (1933)
• And Who Is Kissing Me? (1933)
• The Girl with the Bruise (1933)
• The Castle in the South (1933)
• Tell Me Who You Are (1933)
• Dream Castle (1933)
• The Gentleman from Maxim's (1933)
• Waltz War (1933)
• The Big Bluff (1933)
• Heinz in the Moon (1934)
• Between Two Hearts (1934)
• So Ended a Great Love (1934)
• Miss Madame (1934)
• Peter, Paul and Nanette (1935)
• Winter Night's Dream (1935)
• The Blonde Carmen (1935)
• The Valley of Love (1935)
• A Woman Between Two Worlds (1936)
• The Love of the Maharaja (1936)
• The Castle in Flanders (1936)
• Red Orchids (1938)
• Napoleon Is to Blame for Everything (1938)
• Secret Code LB 17 (1938)
• The Secret Lie (1938)
• Alarm at Station III (1939)
• Marriage in Small Doses (1939)
• The Curtain Falls (1939)
• Der singende Tor (1939)
• Roses in Tyrol (1940)
• Women Are Better Diplomats (1941)
• The Swedish Nightingale (1941)
• Love Me (1942)
• I Entrust My Wife to You (1943)
• The Eternal Tone (1943)
• Love Premiere (1943)
• Don't Play with Love (1949)
• Nothing But Coincidence (1949)
• Derby (1949)
• Unknown Sender (1950)
• Taxi-Kitty (1950)
• Beloved Liar (1950)
• Harbour Melody (1950)
• Furioso (1950)
• Doctor Praetorius (1950)
• Chased by the Devil (1950)
• The Beautiful Galatea (1950)
• The House in Montevideo (1951)
• Fanfares of Love (1951)
• The Blue Star of the South (1951)
• Father Needs a Wife (1952)
• Must We Get Divorced? (1953)
• Hocuspocus (1953)
• Stars Over Colombo (1953)
• Fanfare of Marriage (1953)
• Scandal at the Girls' School (1953)
• They Call It Love (1953)
• The Blue Hour (1953)
• Ave Maria (1953)
• A Parisian in Rome (1954)
• Portrait of an Unknown Woman (1954)
• I Often Think of Piroschka (1955)
• Roses in Autumn (1955)
• The Blue Danube (1955)
• A Girl Without Boundaries (1955)
• Three Girls from the Rhine (1955)
• The Golden Bridge (1956)
• If We All Were Angels (1956)
• Queen Louise (1957)
• The Saint and Her Fool (1957)
• Goodbye, Franziska (1957)
• A Piece of Heaven (1957)
• Salzburg Stories (1957)
• Wir Wunderkinder (1958)
• The Trapp Family in America (1958)
• The Priest and the Girl (1958)
• The Man Who Walked Through the Wall (1959)
• The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp (1959)
• Old Heidelberg (1959)
• Twelve Girls and One Man (1959)
• Jacqueline (1959)
• The Last Pedestrian (1960)
• Stage Fright (1960)
• Sweetheart of the Gods (1960)
• Two Among Millions (1961)
• The House in Montevideo (1963)
• My Daughter and I (1963)
• A Mission for Mr. Dodd (1964)
• Praetorius (1965)
• Liselotte of the Palatinate (1966)

Bibliography

• Kater, Michael H. Composers of the Nazi Era: Eight Portraits. Oxford University Press, 2000

External links

• Franz Grothe at IMDb