Die ganz großen Torheiten
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The young Styrian woman Therese Brandl desperately wants to work in the theater and therefore travels by train to Vienna to pursue artistic training. The scholarship granted by the elderly Countess Hoyer is intended to guarantee her financial independence. Unaware that she is to be picked up from the Vienna train station, the student immediately takes a taxi upon arrival and asks for recommendations for both an affordable hotel and a charming little pub. Therese gets approached by an older gentleman, a gray-haired bon vivant with considerable life experience. After several glasses of wine, they leave the establishment together and go to Therese's room. Apparently, things escalate there, and they spend the night together without having been introduced. The surprise is all the greater for Therese when she goes to the drama academy the following day to begin her training: her future teacher is none other than the gallant and lover from the previous night, Dr. Alexander Dahlen.
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Edited by Gustav LohseShot by Franz PlanerScored by Ralph Benatzky
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16 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Paula Wessely
as Therese Brandl
Rudolf Forster
as Dr. Alexander Dahlen
Hilde Wagener
as Irene von Baldaß - Journalistin
Gustav Waldau
as Graf Hoyer
Hedwig Bleibtreu
as Gräfin Hoyer
Egon Von Jordan
as Baron Gigi - ihr Neffe
Bruno Hubner
as Kammerdiener im Hause Hoyer
Hans Olden
as Redl - Dahlens Sekretär
Gretl Theimer
as Fritzi
Karl Hellmer
as Portier im Hotel 'Stern'
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