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{{short description|1934 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name =   Roses from the South
| image = File:Roses from the South (1934 film).jpg
| caption =
| director = [[Walter Janssen]]
| producer = [[Erich Schicker]] <br> [[Karl Schulz (producer)|Karl Schulz]] <br> [[Robert Wüllner]]
| writer =  [[Hans Vietzke]] <br> [[Max Wallner]]
| narrator =
| starring = [[Paul Hörbiger]] <br> [[Gretl Theimer]] <br> [[Rózsi Csikós]]
| music = [[Ernst Erich Buder]]
| cinematography = [[Willy Winterstein]]
| editing =  [[Ludolf Grisebach]]
| studio = Schulz & Wuellner Filmfabrikation
| distributor =
| released =  {{Film date|1934|08|30|df=yes}}
| runtime = 93 minutes
| country = Germany
| language = [[German language|German]]
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Roses from the South''''' (German: '''''Rosen aus dem Süden''''') is a 1934 German [[historical film|historical]] [[musical film]] directed by [[Walter Janssen]] and starring [[Paul Hörbiger]], [[Gretl Theimer]] and [[Rózsi Csikós]].<ref>Kater &  Riethmüller p.131</ref> <ref>Waldman p.68-69</ref> [[Location shooting]] took place around [[Vienna]]. The film's sets were designed by the [[art director]]s [[Wilhelm Depenau]] and [[Erich Zander (art director)|Erich Zander]]. It is an [[operetta film]], a popular genre during the decade. The title references the [[Rosen aus dem Süden|waltz of the same title]] composed by [[Johann Strauss II|Johann Strauss]].
==Synopsis==
Johann Strauss comes to the rescue of a struggling Viennese [[wine merchant]] and his attractive daughter by turning up to conduct the [[orchestra]] at a party and saving the family business from ruin.
==Cast==
* [[Paul Hörbiger]] as Johann Strauß
* [[Hugo Werner-Kahle]] as Johannes Brahms
* [[Oscar Sabo]] as 	Gustav Mödlinger, Weingroßhändler
* [[Olga Limburg]] as 	Sophie Mödlinger
* [[Ekkehard Arendt]] as 	Toni Mödlinger
* [[Oskar Sima]] as Eduard Weingruber, Oberkellner
* [[Gretl Theimer]] as 	Mizzi, seine Tochter
* [[Rózsi Csikós]] as 	Roszi
* [[Carl Ehrhardt-Hardt]] as 	Poldi Wambacher
* [[Hans Junkermann (actor)|Hans Junkermann]] as Generalkonsul Füßli
* [[Henry Lorenzen]] as 	Ein Tanzmeister
* [[Johanna Ewald]] as 	Frau Krause
* [[Otto Sauter-Sarto]] as 	Peppi, ein Pratersänger
* [[Hans Hermann Schaufuß]] as Herr Krause
* [[Elisabeth von Ruets]] as 	Baronin
* [[Hugo Flink]] as Graf Lichtenstein
* [[Emil Biron]] as 	Baron von Stessel
==Reception==
It was distributed in America by [[Casino Film Exchange]] in 1935 and a ''[[New York Times]]'' review considered it "bound to please [[Yorkville, Manhattan|Yorkville]] audiences or any other listeners familiar with the German tongue and its variations".<ref>Waldman p.68-69</ref>
== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
* Kater, Michael H. & Riethmüller Albrecht . ''Music and Nazism: Art Under Tyranny, 1933-1945''. Laaber, 2003.
* Waldman, Harry. ''Nazi Films in America, 1933–1942''. McFarland, 2008.
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0025734}}
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[[Category:1934 musical films]]
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[[Category:Films of Nazi Germany]]
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[[Category:Films directed by Walter Janssen]]
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[[Category:1930s historical films]]
[[Category:German historical films]]
[[Category:Films set in the 19th century]]
[[Category:Films set in Vienna]]
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[[Category:Operetta films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ernst Erich Buder]]
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