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The Importance of Being Earnest (1932 film)

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The Importance of Being Earnest
Directed byFranz Wenzler
Based onThe Importance of Being Earnest
1895 play
by Miklós László
Starring
Music byRalph Erwin
Production
company
Nostra-Film
Distributed byMesstro-Film
Release date
  • 10 October 1932 (1932-10-10)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

The Importance of Being Earnest (German: Liebe, Scherz und Ernst) is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Franz Wenzler and starring Charlotte Ander and Georg Alexander.[1] It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin.[2] It is an adaptation of Oscar Wilde's 1895 play The Importance of Being Earnest.

Plot summary

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Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Tanitch p. 270
  2. ^ Klaus p.132

Bibliography

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  • Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1932. Klaus-Archiv, 1988. ISBN 978-3-927352-07-0.
  • Tanitch, Robert (1999). Oscar Wilde on Stage and Screen. Methuen. ISBN 978-0-413-72610-0.
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