Such Great Foolishness (1937)

Plot Summary

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.

Full Cast & Characters

Paula Wessely

Therese Brandl

Rudolf Forster

Dr. Alexander Dahlen

Gustav Waldau

Graf Hoyer

Hedwig Bleibtreu

Gräfin Hoyer

Gretl Theimer

Fritzi

Kurt Meisel

Specht - Rundfunkansager

Hilde Wagener

Irene von Baldaß - Journalistin

Egon von Jordan

Baron Gigi - ihr Neffe

Bruno Hübner

Kammerdiener im Hause Hoyer

Hans Olden

Redl - Dahlens Sekretär

Karl Hellmer

Portier im Hotel 'Stern'

Georges Boulanger

Zigeunerprimas: Violin

Director & Crew

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