Such Great Foolishness
7.1
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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Cast
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Paula Wessely
Therese Brandl
Also in
Masquerade in Vienna
The Third Sex
Rudolf Forster
Dr. Alexander Dahlen
Known for
The 3 Penny Opera
Carl Froelich
Also in
Toteninsel
Marianne von Angern
Gustav Waldau
Graf Hoyer
Known for
Münchhausen
Erwin Heß
Hedwig Bleibtreu
Gräfin Hoyer
Known for
The Third Man
Gretl Theimer
Fritzi
Also in
A Song, A Kiss, A Girl
Two Hearts in Waltz Time
Kurt Meisel
Specht - Rundfunkansager
Known for
The Odessa File
A Time to Love and a Time to Die
Hilde Wagener
Irene von Baldaß - Journalistin
Known for
Sissi
The Story of Vickie
Egon von Jordan
Baron Gigi - ihr Neffe
Known for
Sissi
Bruno Hübner
Kammerdiener im Hause Hoyer
Also in
Lulu
Ludwig on the Lookout for a Wife
Carl Froelich Director
First release April 29, 1937 · Produced in Germany · Original title Die ganz großen Torheiten
Production
Carl Froehlich Film GmbH
Production
Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Die ganz großen Torheiten
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · April 29, 1937
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Austria
May 5, 1937 · Wien
Belgium
January 14, 1938 · Brussels
Denmark
December 30, 1937
Finland
January 1, 1938
Hungary
December 9, 1937
Japan
November 8, 1939 · Ôsaka
Netherlands
May 14, 1937
Sweden
September 13, 1937
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