Franz Grothe (17 September 1908 – 12 September 1982) was a German composer, mainly for the cinema. His musicals were outstanding successes. He was required to be a member of the Nazi party (No. 2.580.427).[1]
Selected filmography
[edit]- The Night Belongs to Us (1929)
- The Last Company (1930)
- Boycott (1930)
- Love Songs (1930)
- The Big Attraction (1931)
- The Secret of the Red Cat (1931)
- Ronny (1931)
- The Unfaithful Eckehart (1931)
- The House of Dora Green (1933)
- And Who Is Kissing Me? (1933)
- The Girl with the Bruise (1933)
- The Castle in the South (1933)
- Tell Me Who You Are (1933)
- Dream Castle (1933)
- The Gentleman from Maxim's (1933)
- Waltz War (1933)
- The Big Bluff (1933)
- Heinz in the Moon (1934)
- Between Two Hearts (1934)
- So Ended a Great Love (1934)
- Miss Madame (1934)
- Peter, Paul and Nanette (1935)
- Winter Night's Dream (1935)
- The Blonde Carmen (1935)
- The Valley of Love (1935)
- A Woman Between Two Worlds (1936)
- The Love of the Maharaja (1936)
- The Castle in Flanders (1936)
- Red Orchids (1938)
- Napoleon Is to Blame for Everything (1938)
- Secret Code LB 17 (1938)
- The Secret Lie (1938)
- Alarm at Station III (1939)
- Marriage in Small Doses (1939)
- The Curtain Falls (1939)
- Der singende Tor (1939)
- Roses in Tyrol (1940)
- Women Are Better Diplomats (1941)
- The Swedish Nightingale (1941)
- Love Me (1942)
- I Entrust My Wife to You (1943)
- The Eternal Tone (1943)
- Love Premiere (1943)
- Don't Play with Love (1949)
- Nothing But Coincidence (1949)
- Derby (1949)
- Unknown Sender (1950)
- Taxi-Kitty (1950)
- Beloved Liar (1950)
- Harbour Melody (1950)
- Furioso (1950)
- Doctor Praetorius (1950)
- Chased by the Devil (1950)
- The Beautiful Galatea (1950)
- The House in Montevideo (1951)
- Fanfares of Love (1951)
- The Blue Star of the South (1951)
- Father Needs a Wife (1952)
- Must We Get Divorced? (1953)
- Hocuspocus (1953)
- Stars Over Colombo (1953)
- Fanfare of Marriage (1953)
- Scandal at the Girls' School (1953)
- They Call It Love (1953)
- The Blue Hour (1953)
- Ave Maria (1953)
- A Parisian in Rome (1954)
- Portrait of an Unknown Woman (1954)
- I Often Think of Piroschka (1955)
- Roses in Autumn (1955)
- The Blue Danube (1955)
- A Girl Without Boundaries (1955)
- Three Girls from the Rhine (1955)
- The Golden Bridge (1956)
- If We All Were Angels (1956)
- Queen Louise (1957)
- The Saint and Her Fool (1957)
- Goodbye, Franziska (1957)
- A Piece of Heaven (1957)
- Salzburg Stories (1957)
- Wir Wunderkinder (1958)
- The Trapp Family in America (1958)
- The Priest and the Girl (1958)
- The Man Who Walked Through the Wall (1959)
- The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp (1959)
- Old Heidelberg (1959)
- Twelve Girls and One Man (1959)
- Jacqueline (1959)
- The Last Pedestrian (1960)
- Stage Fright (1960)
- Sweetheart of the Gods (1960)
- Two Among Millions (1961)
- The House in Montevideo (1963)
- My Daughter and I (1963)
- A Mission for Mr. Dodd (1964)
- Praetorius (1965)
- Liselotte of the Palatinate (1966)
References
[edit]- ^ Ernst Klee: Das Kulturlexikon zum Dritten Reich. Wer war was vor und nach 1945. S. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 2007, p. 202.
Bibliography
[edit]- Kater, Michael H. Composers of the Nazi Era: Eight Portraits. Oxford University Press, 2000
External links
[edit]- Franz Grothe at IMDb