Film

Darling of the Gods

1930 · 1h 52m · Comedy

IMDb

6.5

Also known as Darling of the Gods, this was Emil Jannings' second talkie appearance. Jannings stars as famed operatic singer Albert Winkelmann, who is greeted with cheers, applause and romantic propositions whenever he performs in his native Vienna. But when he embarks on a tour of South America, tragedy strikes. The sweltering climate causes Winkelmann to lose his voice on stage, a disaster met with hoots and cat-calls. Dispirited he returns to Europe, where he soon learns that no one is aware of what happened in South America. Intending to retire so as not to be exposed to further humiliation, Winkelmann is goaded back on stage -- where, miraculously, his gorgeous voice returns.

Emil Jannings

Albert Winkelmann

Renate Müller

Agathe

Olga Tschechowa

Olga von Dagomirska

Hans Moser

Kratochvil

Max Gülstorff

The Medizinalra

Eduard von Winterstein

Dr. Marberg

Willy Prager

Maurus Colwyn

Siegfried Berisch

Romanones

Vladimir Sokoloff

Boris Jussupoff

Evaristo Signorini

Filipo Cardagno

Oskar Sima

Popper

Truus van Aalten

Ballettratte

Ethel Reese-Burns

Betty Bird

Madelone

Lilian Ellerbusch

Betty Gast

• Hanns SchwarzDirector
• Hans MüllerScreenplay
• Richard RilloScreenplay
• Robert LiebmannWriter
• Erich PommerProducer
• Konstantin Irmen-TschetDirector of Photography
• Günther RittauDirector of Photography
• Willy Schmidt-GentnerOriginal Music Composer
• Willy Zeyn Jr.Editor

Release date

October 13, 1930

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

1h 52m

Genres

Comedy