My Daughter Lives in Vienna
| My Daughter Lives in Vienna | |
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| German | Meine Tochter lebt in Wien |
| Directed by | E. W. Emo |
| Written by | Curt J. Braun Fritz Koselka |
| Produced by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Georg Bruckbauer |
| Edited by | Munni Obal |
| Music by | Heinrich Strecker |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
My Daughter Lives in Vienna (German: Meine Tochter lebt in Wien) is a 1940 German comedy film of mistaken identities (comedy of errors[1]) directed by E. W. Emo and starring Elfriede Datzig, Annie Rosar, Hans Moser, and O. W. Fischer.[2]
Dialog and acting are fast paced before a somewhat serious backdrop of marital infidelity, parental authority, and lust with considerable wordplay ("Klaghofer"; "my daughter is my lost son") and excellent cutting and performances. Wartime propaganda purposes are served by some sentimentality, a superficially harmonious ending, while explicit Nazi ideology is absent.
Born into the twilight of the Dual Monarchy, producer Franz Antel[3] (Hello Porter,[4] Espionage, Der Bockerer) went on to become an important Austrian film director and screenwriter.
Cast
- Elfriede Datzig as Gretl Klaghofer
- Hans Moser as Florian Klaghofer
- O. W. Fischer as Hauser Chauffeur
- Charlott Daudert as Ada de Niel
- Dorit Kreysler as Marga
- Hedwig Bleibtreu as Aunt Ottilie
- Hans Olden as Felix Frisch
- Theodor Danegger as Marga's father
- Annie Rosar as Kindermann, housekeeper
- Pepi Glöckner-Kramer
- Gisa Wurm
- Anton Pointner as Probst, Juwelier
- Erich Nikowitz
- Egon von Jordan as Helmuth Wittner
- Wilhelm Schich
References
- ^ Pavido, Marina (7 February 2025). "My Daughter lives in Vienna (1940) by E. W. Emo - Review | Cinema Austriaco". Retrieved 21 September 2025; Italian, German versions available.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ Taylor, Richard (1998) [1979]. Film Propaganda: Soviet Russia and Nazi Germany. London: I. B. Tauris. p. 214. ISBN 1860641679.
- ^ Pavido, Marina (7 January 2022). "Franz Antel - The king of entertainment | Cinema Austriaco". Retrieved 21 September 2025; also available in Italian and German.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "Franz Antel Archive | Cinema Austriaco". Retrieved 21 September 2025.
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