Schwarzwaldmelodie
- Erica Beer: Harriet Morton
- Claus Biederstaedt: Hans Homann
- Siegfried Breuer Jr.: Fredy
- Walter Giller: Luggi
- Gardy Granass: Susanne
- Carla Hagen: Kuni
- Hans Leibelt: Mr. Morton
- Ralph Lothar Albert
- Kurt Reimann: Lark
- Hans Richter: Aribert
- Marina Ried: Uschi
- Carl Wery: Stettner
- Fritz Wagner: Stable Master
- Kurt Toe: Balthasar
- Erich Fiedler
- Gerd Frick Höffer
- Maria Leininger
- Alexa von Porembsky
- Trude Wilke - Roßwog
Black Forest melody is a German film directed by Géza von Bolváry home from the year 1956.
Action
Susanne loves the poor composer Hans, engaged, however, on rational grounds with the rich Herbert Mount of Olives: In the their father, a game clock makers, debt. Through the carelessness of a servant, a fire destroyed the barn and all goods bearing the watchmaker's workshop. The suspicion of arson falls on Hans.
The Susanne has dedicated the song Black Forest melody and goes from disappointed love with the circus Roland to New York. From the arrest warrant against him on suspicion of arson, he knows nothing. Hans join the three vagabonds lark, Aribert and Luggi. They had heard singing in a church in the Black Forest Hans the Black Forest melody, recorded the song immediately in their repertoire and were randomly fall to a record producer who had heard playing the song in front of his window. He held the tune for an old folk song and spontaneously took a plate with the three musicians on.
In New York, the circus is a first idea, but the circus tent is destroyed in a shortly after striking the city hurricane. It threatens the sale of the animals. Lark, Aribert and Luggi take unintentionally in a car race in part, win and get a win bonus of $ 1,000 with which food can be bought. Through a large PR campaign in American newspapers of the circus can finally be saved from ruin.
Hans and the American Harriet Morton are a couple - her father is among other musical clocks from the Black Forest. As the three singers also gets homesick and Hans soon as he visits a Bavarian restaurant in New York, where all of a sudden his Black Forest melody is played by plate. Hans investigates and learns that the song has become a hit without his knowledge. The basis for this had created the three vagabonds with her recording of the title. Hans makes his copyright claim and comes to money.
When he learns in a letter that it goes bad his mother, he immediately returns to the Black Forest. There he learns that it 's not about her, but about the watches workshop which is recovering after the fire only slowly. Hans has brought Harriet and her father, who promptly ordered 60,000 game clocks in at Susan's father. Hans is arrested due to the old arrest warrant, but soon released when the real culprit reports to the police. As Susanne wants to get married in 14 days Herbert Mount of Olives, Hans meets one last time with Susanne to say goodbye to her. Herbert observed, both which can be separated only with difficulty and realizes that he will never be the right man for Susanne. He broke off his engagement and gives his consent to such a connection by Susanne and Hans, are a pair now.
Production
The film was shot, among others, in the Ufa studios in Berlin and in Circus Roland. The Blasihof in Schwarzwaldort Geschwend, now part of Todtnau, also served as a backdrop.
The premiere took place in Stuttgart Wilhelma on August 9, 1956.
Criticism
Black Forest melody in 1956 with the line " A film that touches our hearts like a familiar folk song. A Song of patriotism and human loyalty. " Marketed.
The lexicon of the International film called Black Forest melody as " sailing in the waters of the Black Forest Girl Success soulful home comedy, spiced with some circus atmosphere." Other critics described the film as " soulful - home banal comedy " and " tear - pusher ".
Cinema said, " natural scenery, village offices, but also 50s -state -of- the-art home decor - these are the true stars of this film home. Conclusion: lard and singing in beautiful surroundings. "
On the occasion of a TV screening of the film in 1991 was The Mirror: " A film like a cuckoo clock: very honest, very German, rather ugly from the outside - and inside it almost completely hollow. Geza von Bolvary staged 1956, this central mountain - jerker. "