Berlin sings: Heinz Rühmann- Ich brech' die Herzen... ,1938

Heinrich Wilhelm "Heinz" Rühmann
(b. in Essen 1902 -- d. in Bavaria 1994) was a front-line German film actor. His role in the 1930 movie "Die Drei von der Tankstelle" led to him immediate stardom. He remained highly popular as a comedic actor (and sometimes singer) throughout the 1930s and early 1940s. Although he never supported the Nazi regime, his career after 1933 must at least be described as opportunistic, similar to that of his friend and colleague Hans Albers. In 1944 he starred in a nostalgic comedy of mistaken identities "Die Feuerzangenbowle" which must now be called the most popular film of his career, especially as a cult movie for students at university. Rühmann's career had a tough start after the war, but by the mid-1950s the former comedian had established himself again as a star, only this time as Germany's leading character actor.

Rühmann was a favorite actor of Holocaust diarist, Anne Frank, who pasted his picture on the wall of her room in her family's hiding place during the war, where it can still be seen today. The enormous ambivalence of Rühmann's early career is illustrated by the fact that he was also a favorite actor of Adolf Hitler and his propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels.

Recording: Heinz Rühmann - Ich brech' die Herzen der stolzesten Frau'n (I Break The Hardest Women's Hearts) (Original Soundtrack from the 1938 UFA Movie: "5 Millionen suchen einen Erben").

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[uwe16041995]

heinz Rühmann ,wohl der größte Deutsche Schauspieler und auch..

heute würde man sagen Entertainer

[ImLillyTheBest]

Er war ein wunderbarer Schauspieler .....

[cinotri]

der Grösste...

[u03tf5]

@plerimest Mensch, darin liegt ja grad die Komik von dem Lied!!! Sowat heißt Ironie!

[shockingblue55]

yes, even when he acted cheeky, he had something innocent and likeable about him, which made him quite unique as an actor. it was hard not to like him.

[shockingblue55]

natuerlich, das war ja auch beabsichtigt. ruehmann war nie ein "frauenheld", und so ist auch diese gesangseinlage ein rein humoristisches element des films.

[katinkamae]

das ist doch die idee!

[shevegen]

Well, perhaps handsome is not the proper word, but he definitely did not look ugly, and he looked sort of cute.

[buzzbound]

No, he wasn't especially handsome. In certain films he looked attractive - this was one of them, Allotria was another - but he had a natural comic's face, very mobile and somehow slightly rubbery.

[buzzbound]

Yes, Herta Feiler was classified as a 'quarter jew', and worked only with special permission. She was also perhaps the most beautiful woman ever to appear in German film - and utterly wonderful in the very romantic film 'Der Engel Mit dem Saitenspiel', which was directed by Ruhmann.

[takealookofme]

bin mit seine filme aufgewachsen.........auch wenn er nicht der beste war dafuer aber simpatischerwiese in unsere erinnerungen geblieben.....

[plerimest]

nichts gegen heinz rühmann, aber sein gesang klingt so tollpatschig und öde, dass ich mir nicht vorstellen kann, was eine frau daran verführerisch finden soll? das klingt wie das genaue gegenteil von stürmisch und leidenschaftlich.