Monte Carlo Madness Explained

Monte Carlo Madness
Director:Hanns Schwarz
Producer:Erich Pommer
Music:Werner R. Heymann
Editing:Willy Zeyn
Studio:UFA
Distributor:British International Pictures
Runtime:83 minutes
Country:Germany
Language:English

Monte Carlo Madness is a 1932 German musical comedy film directed by Hanns Schwarz and starring Sari Maritza, Hans Albers and Charles Redgie.[1] It was an English-language version of the 1931 German film Bombs on Monte Carlo, which was based on the 1930 novel Bombs on Monte Carlo by Fritz Reck-Malleczewen. The screenplay concerns a captain who falls in love with a Queen in Monte Carlo. It cost to produce.[2]

The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut.

Plot

In Monte Carlo, a captain tries to raise the money to pay his crew at the gaming table, and meets and falls in love with a Queen.

Cast

Reception

The film was not a success with contemporary critics. A review in Film Pictorial observed that "Erich Pommer is a great producer, but in this film he does not live up to his established reputation.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20090115024016/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/63861 BFI.org
  2. Book: Hardt, Ursula. From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's Life in the International Film Wars. registration. Berghahn Books. 136. 1996. 978-1-57181-930-7.
  3. Book: Bergfelder. Tim. Cargnelli. Christian. Destination London: German-Speaking Emigrés and British Cinema, 1925–1950. Berghahn Books. 51. 2008. 978-0-85745-019-7.