Cabaret sequence from 1936 film Ave Maria

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Hungarian/German actress Käthe von Nagy (1904-73) was tenor Beniamino Gigli's co-star in "Ave Maria", playing the French chanteuse Claudette. Here in a Paris nightclub (actually filmed in Berlin) she sings "das Herz von Paris" and "Ich liebe". Watching her are opera manager Amadeo (Paul Henckels) and two blonde fans of his client Tino Dossi (Gigli).
From the German version of "Ave Maria".

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  • Kleine Anmerkung zu dem schönen Video.

    Käthe von Nagy singt zwar in einigen ihrer Filme. Hier - also in "Ave Maria" singt sie nicht selber. Sie wurde von Hilde Seipp gedoubelt- vgl. dazu die Schellackfassung von Hilde Seipp. Vermutlich klang ihre Stimme für die Szene nicht verrucht genug.

    Käthes Stime ist heller. LG Alparfan

  • @Alparfan

    Thanks for the information about the voice dubbing. But von Nagy was an wonderful actress and comedienne, in this film often upstaging Gigli in that respect.

  • Fascinating film history, and von Nagy is outstanding. I'm surprised a film like this was permitted by the Nazis.

  • Actually the German film industry under the Nazis was very prolific, a continuation of the Weimar film industry, minus the Jews. Films with opera singers were popular. These were usually stories in which an opera performance is in the background, while the main plot revolves around a romance or love triangle. The films were usually made in several language versions besides German, usually Italian and/or French. Gigli - who was a favorite of Mussolini - starred in 3 or 4 of such productions.

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  • @WeicheWotan

    I agree with you, she is a wonderful actress and I like her very much.

  • Oh this is the begining of that gigili movie. This film is avialble in 0 regions at the belcantosociety website for a reasonable price

  • This is not the voice of Käthe von Nagy. In this film her singing was synchronized

    by Hilde Seipp. Listen Hildes Shellacversion.

  • Miss Nagy fine Singer!

    Thanks for Posting!

    Aloha from Hawaii!

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