The Stars Shine (1938)

Es leuchten die Sterne (original title)

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1h 20min
Musical
20 May 1938 (USA)
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A young secretary quits her job and goes to Berlin to try to be a film star. She enters Gloria Films as an extra, there many German and foreign film stars appear as pictures in process are made. Musical dance numbers by La Jana and many... See more »

Director:

Hans H. Zerlett

Writers:

Hans Hannes, Hans H. Zerlett

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	La Jana	...	Tänzerin
	Vera Bergman	...	Carla Walden - Komparsin
	Carla Rust	...	Mathilde Birk
	Ernst Fritz Fürbringer	...	Hans Holger - Filmregisseur
	Rudi Godden	...	Knutz - Aufnahmeleiter
	Paul Roschberg	...	Tänzer
	Fridtjof Mjøen	...	Werner Baumann - Komparse
	Paul Verhoeven	...	Gebauer - Assistent Aufnahmeleitung
	Elisabeth Wendt	...	Lisa Marwen
	Else Elster	...	Frau Knutz
	Rose Rauch	...	Sängerin
	Karel Stepanek	...	Oberbeleuchter Brandt (as Karl Stepanek)
	Eva Tinschmann	...	Frau Bökelmann
	Horst Birr	...	Kruse - Kameramann
	Arthur Schröder	...	Direktor
	Hermann Pfeiffer	...	Produktionsleiter
	Rosita Serrano	...	Spanische Sängerin
	Margot Höpfner	...	Tänzerin
	Hedi Höpfner	...	Tänzerin
	Ursula Deinert	...	Tänzerin
	Fred Becker	...	Tänzer
	Helen Burley	...	Tänzerin
	Rudolf Schündler	...	Versicherungsmann
	Erwin Biegel	...	Kellner
	Erika Steenbock	...	Ella - Komparsin
	Heinz Piper	...	Textdichter
	Kurt Mikulski	...	Böckelmann - Maskenbildner
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Boris Alekin
	Georg Alexander	...	Self
	Peter Bosse	...	(scenesDeleted)
	Curt Cappi
	Rudolf Caracciola	...	Self
	Terry Carlton
	Lil Dagover	...	Self
	Gustaf Dennert	...	(as Carl-August Dennert)
	Karl Ludwig Diehl	...	Self
	Käthe Dorsch	...	Self
	Fritz Draeger
	Max Harry Ernst
	Willi Forst	...	Self
	Charles Francois
	Gustav Fröhlich	...	Self
	Heinrich George	...	Self
	Fred Goebel
	Walter Gross
	Hansjakob Gröblinghoff	...	Kameraassistent
	Ellen Gutschmidt
	Paul Hartmann	...	Self
	Ruth Hellberg	...	Self
	Hilde Hildebrand	...	Singer
	Jupp Hussels	...	Self
	Paul Hörbiger	...	Self
	Jenny Jugo	...	Self
	Karl Jüstel
	Paul Kemp	...	Self
	Eva Klein-Donath
	Hilde Krüger
	Hermann Lang	...	Self
	Leo Leux
	Wolfgang Liebeneiner	...	Self
	Harry Liedtke	...	Self
	Paul Lincke	...	Self
	Theo Lingen	...	Self
	Eberhard Mack
	Albert Matterstock
	Dita Mollenhauer
	Hans Moser	...	Self
	Benno Mueller
	Anny Ondra	...	Self
	Harald Paulsen	...	Self
	Jaime Plana	...	Singer
	Klaus Pohl
	Lucie Polzin
	Georg A. Profé
	Johannes Riemann	...	Self
	Heinz Ritter
	Ralph Arthur Roberts	...	Self
	Ilse Rose-Vollborn	...	(as Rose Vollborn)
	Willi Schaeffers
	Max Schmeling	...	Self
	Sybille Schmitz	...	Self
	Albrecht Schoenhals	...	Self
	Jörg Schöning
	Walter Steinweg
	Ernst Stimmel
	Hans Söhnker	...	Self
	Luis Trenker	...	Self
	Olga Tschechowa	...	Self
	Luise Ullrich	...	Self
	Manfred von Brauchitsch	...	Self
	Irene von Meyendorff	...	Self
	Michael von Newlinsky
	Grethe Weiser	...	Self
	Ida Wüst	...	Self

Directed by

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Hans H. Zerlett

Written by

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Hans Hannes	...	()

Hans H. Zerlett	...	(writer)

Produced by

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Helmut Schreiber

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line producer

Music by

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Franz R. Friedl
Ernst Kirsch
Leo Leux
Paul Lincke
Matthias Perl

Cinematography by

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Georg Krause
Bruno Mondi

Editing by

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Ella Ensink

Art Direction by

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Karl Machus
Bruno Monden
Benno von Arent

Costume Design by

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Maria Pommer-Uhlig

Makeup Department

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Martin Gericke	...	makeup artist
Alfred Lehmann	...	makeup artist
Frieda Lehmann	...	makeup artist

Production Management

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Ernst Braun	...	unit manager
Fritz Brix	...	unit manager
Rudolf Fichtner	...	unit manager
Veit Massary	...	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Max W. Kimmich	...	assistant director
Alfons Von Plessen	...	assistant director

Art Department

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Fritz Bollenhagen	...	props
Ernst Braun	...	props
Fritz Kelch	...	props
Georg Maier	...	props

Sound Department

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Hans Ruetten

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sound

Camera and Electrical Department

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Felix Nerlich	...	assistant camera
Heinz Ritter	...	still photographer

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Marie-Luise Arndt	...	wardrobe
Walter Brunck	...	wardrobe

Music Department

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Bruno Balz	...	lyricist
Max Mensing	...	playback singer
Hans H. Zerlett	...	lyricist

Additional Crew

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Anthony Nellé	...	choreographer
C.W. Tetting	...	production assistant

Production Companies

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Tobis Filmkunst

Distributors

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Tobis-Filmverleih (1938) (Germany) (theatrical)
American Tobis Company (1938) (United States) (theatrical)
Black Hill Pictures (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
WVG Medien (2021) (Germany) (DVD)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary	A young secretary quits her job and goes to Berlin to try to be a film star. She enters Gloria Films as an extra, there many German and foreign film stars appear as pictures in process are made. Musical dance numbers by La Jana and many others. Written by BSK Plot Summary
Genres	Musical
Parents Guide	Add content advisory for parents »
Certification	Germany:0

Additional Details

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Also Known As	The Stars Shine (United States) Vedettes follies (France) Les étoiles brillent (France) Brillan las estrellas (Spain) Parade der sterren (Netherlands) See more »
Runtime	80 min
Country	Germany
Language	German
Color	Black and White
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Tobis-Klangfilm)
Filming Locations	Berlin, Germany See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Debut of actress Vera Bergman. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in Der Trichter Nr. 12 (1941). See more »
Soundtracks	Kleine Mama See more »

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