Such Great Foolishness

The young Styrian woman Therese Brandl desperately wants to work in the theater and therefore travels by train to Vienna to pursue artistic training. The scholarship granted by the elderly Countess Hoyer is intended to guarantee her financial independence. Unaware that she is to be picked up from the Vienna train station, the student immediately takes a taxi upon arrival and asks for recommendations for both an affordable hotel and a charming little pub. Therese gets approached by an older gentleman, a gray-haired bon vivant with considerable life experience. After several glasses of wine, they leave the establishment together and go to Therese's room. Apparently, things escalate there, and they spend the night together without having been introduced. The surprise is all the greater for Therese when she goes to the drama academy the following day to begin her training: her future teacher is none other than the gallant and lover from the previous night, Dr. Alexander Dahlen.

Cast

Paula Wessely Therese Brandl

Rudolf Forster Dr. Alexander Dahlen

Gustav Waldau Graf Hoyer

Hedwig Bleibtreu Gräfin Hoyer

Gretl Theimer Fritzi

Kurt Meisel Specht - Rundfunkansager

Hilde Wagener Irene von Baldaß - Journalistin

Egon von Jordan Baron Gigi - ihr Neffe

Bruno Hübner Kammerdiener im Hause Hoyer

Hans Olden Redl - Dahlens Sekretär

Karl Hellmer Portier im Hotel 'Stern'

Georges Boulanger Zigeunerprimas: Violin

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