# The English Marriage

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1934 film

The English Marriage Directed by Reinhold Schünzel Written by Ludwig von Wohl Based on The English Marriage by Ludwig von Wohl Produced by Fritz Klotsch Arnold Pressburger Gregor Rabinovitch Starring Renate Müller Anton Walbrook Adele Sandrock Cinematography Friedl Behn-Grund Edited by Rudolf Schaad Music by Franz Doelle Production company Cine-Allianz Release date 31 October 1934 (1934-10-31) Running time 97 minutes Country Germany Language German

***The English Marriage*** ([German](/source/German_language): ***Die Englische Heirat***) is a 1934 German [comedy film](/source/Comedy_film) directed by [Reinhold Schünzel](/source/Reinhold_Sch%C3%BCnzel) and starring [Renate Müller](/source/Renate_M%C3%BCller), [Anton Walbrook](/source/Anton_Walbrook) and [Adele Sandrock](/source/Adele_Sandrock). It was based on a novel of the same title by [Ludwig von Wohl](/source/Ludwig_von_Wohl) who also wrote the screenplay. The film's sets were designed by the [art director](/source/Art_director) [Otto Hunte](/source/Otto_Hunte). [Location shooting](/source/Location_shooting) took place at Berlin's [Tempelhof Airport](/source/Tempelhof_Airport) and on [Heligoland](/source/Heligoland). It was made by [Cine-Allianz](/source/Cine-Allianz) and a number of those involved including its director, producers, screenwriter and star Anton Walbrook soon after left [Nazi Germany](/source/Nazi_Germany) due to their [Jewish](/source/Jewish) backgrounds.

## Synopsis

A young German woman is engaged to marry a British aristocrat but has to win over his hostile family.[1]

## Cast

- [Renate Müller](/source/Renate_M%C3%BCller) as Gerte Winter

- [Anton Walbrook](/source/Anton_Walbrook) as Warwick Brent

- [Adele Sandrock](/source/Adele_Sandrock) as Lady Mavis

- [Georg Alexander](/source/Georg_Alexander) as Douglas Mavis, ihr Enkel

- [Fritz Odemar](/source/Fritz_Odemar) as Percival, ihr Sohn

- [Hans Richter](/source/Hans_Richter_(actor)) as Tuck Mavis, ihr jüngster Enkel

- [Hilde Hildebrand](/source/Hilde_Hildebrand) as Bella Amery

- Etta Klingenberg as Roberta Buckley

- [Gertrud Wolle](/source/Gertrud_Wolle) as Lady Buckley

- Julius E. Herrmann as Sir Robert Buckley

- Hugo Werner-Kahle as Digby

- [Gertrud de Lalsky](/source/Gertrud_de_Lalsky) as Gertes Mutter

- [Anton Pointner](/source/Anton_Pointner)

- Ewald Wenck

- [Olga Engl](/source/Olga_Engl)

- Meta Jäger

- Else Reval

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Strobl p. 128

## Bibliography

- Hake, Sabine. *Popular cinema of the Third Reich*. University of Texas Press, 2001.

- Strobl, Gerwin. *The Germanic Isle: Nazi Perceptions of Britain*. Cambridge University Press, 2000.

## External links

- [*The English Marriage*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025085/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

v t e Films directed by Reinhold Schünzel Der Graf von Cagliostro (1920) Catherine the Great (1920) Mary Magdalene (1920) The Girl from Acker Street (1920) Deceiver of the People (1921) The Story of a Maid (1921) Money in the Streets (1922) Adam and Eve (1923) All for Money (1923) The Slipper Hero (1923) The Three Marys (1923) Strong Winds (1924) A Woman for 24 Hours (1925) We'll Meet Again in the Heimat (1926) Hello Caesar! (1927) Heaven on Earth (1927) You Walk So Softly (1927) Always Be True and Faithful (1927) Don Juan in a Girls' School (1928) Phantoms of Happiness (1929) Peter the Mariner (1929) Column X (1929) Love in the Ring (1930) Ronny (1931, German) Ronny (1931, French) The Little Escapade (1931) How Shall I Tell My Husband? (1932) The Beautiful Adventure (1932, German) The Beautiful Adventure (1932, French) Season in Cairo (1933) Idylle au Caire (1933) Victor and Victoria (1933) George and Georgette (1934) The English Marriage (1934) Amphitryon (1935) Donogoo (1936) Donogoo Tonka (1936) The Girl Irene (1936) Land of Love (1937) Rich Man, Poor Girl (1938) Balalaika (1939) The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939) The Great Awakening (1941) The Dubarry (1951)

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