The Flower Girl from the Grand Hotel explained

The Flower Girl from the Grand Hotel
Director:	Carl Boese
Producer:	Alberto Giacalone
Starring:	Elsa Merlini Georg Alexander Hans Brausewetter
Editing:	Hilde Grebner
Studio:	Itala Film
Distributor:	Itala Film
Runtime:	80 minutes
Country:	Germany

The Flower Girl from the Grand Hotel (German: Das Blumenmädchen vom Grand-Hotel) is a 1934 German drama film directed by Carl Boese and starring Elsa Merlini, Georg Alexander and Hans Brausewetter.^[1] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gustav A. Knauer and Alexander Mügge. A separate Italian-language version The Lucky Diamond was also produced starring Merlini with a different supporting cast.

Synopsis

A flower girl working at a grand hotel encounters a diamond that brings her luck and adventure.

Cast

• Elsa Merlini as Lis
• Georg Alexander as Eduard Swalt
• Hans Brausewetter as Fritz Peters
• Fritz Odemar as Der Diener Hermann
• Julius Falkenstein as Hoppe, Taxichauffeur
• Hans Richter as Tommy, ein Straßenjunge
• Jakob Tiedtke as Flindt, Theaterdirektor
• Theo Lingen as Thumser, Spielleiter
• Alfred Beierle as Putzke, Besitzer eines Warenhauses
• Hans Hemes as Brösicke, Rayonschef
• Annie Markart as Gaby, Revuestar
• Heinz Lingen as Ballett
  • Erich Fiedler Werner Finck

Bibliography

• Cardullo, Bert. Screening the Stage: Studies in Cinedramatic Art. Peter Lang, 2006.
• Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1934. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.
• Rentschler, Eric. The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife. Harvard University Press, 1996.

Notes and References

1. Cardullo p.268