Peter (film)

Peter
Directed by	Henry Koster
Produced by	Joe Pasternak
Written by	Sándor Nádas (play) Felix Jackson Johann von Vásáry
Starring	Franciska Gaal Felix Bressart Richard Eybner
Music by	Nicholas Brodszky
Cinematography	István Eiben
Edited by	Viktor Gertler
Production company	Hunnia Filmstúdió Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	20 December 1934
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Austria Hungary
Language	German

Peter is a 1934 Austrian-Hungarian comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Franciska Gaal, Felix Bressart and Richard Eybner.^[1][2]

Plot

After she and her grandfather run into financial trouble, a young woman masquerades as man in order to find work.

Production

The film was made by German-based subsidiary of the American studios Universal Pictures, whom Gaal was under contract to. The rise of the Nazi Party mean that Gaal could no longer work in Germany, so production of her films were switched to Vienna and Budapest.

Its plot was drawn from a stage play by Sándor Nádas. The film's sets were designed by art director Márton Vincze. Josef von Báky, later a leading director, worked as assistant director on the film.

Cast

• Franciska Gaal as 17-year-old Eva
• Felix Bressart as Her grandfather
• Richard Eybner as Party guest
• Hans Jaray as Doctor Robert Bandler
• Sigurd Lohde as Police Officer
• Grete Natzler as Mary
• Anton Pointner as Steffani
• Hans Richter as Hobby, apprentice
• Imre Ráday as A thief
• Ludwig Rüth as Panne
• Etha von Storm
• Otto Wallburg as Mr. Zöllner, garage-owner

References

1. Bock & Bergfelder p. 144
2. Peter at the TCM Movie Database

Bibliography

• Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books.

External links

• Peter at the Internet Movie Database