Victoria in Dover (1936 film)

Victoria in Dover
Directed by	Erich Engel
Produced by	Eberhard Klagemann
Written by	Geza Silberer (play) Ernst Marischka
Starring	Jenny Jugo Olga Limburg Renée Stobrawa Otto Treßler
Music by	Hans-Otto Borgmann
Cinematography	Bruno Mondi
Edited by	Carl Otto Bartning
Production company	Klagemann-Film
Distributed by	Tobis-Sascha Film (Austria)
Release dates	28 February 1936
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Nazi Germany
Language	German

Victoria in Dover (German title:Mädchenjahre einer Königin) is a 1936 German romantic comedy film directed by Erich Engel and starring Jenny Jugo, Olga Limburg and Renée Stobrawa. It is based on a play by Geza Silberer. The film was remade in 1954 with Romy Schneider.

Synopsis

After her Prime Minister Lord Melbourne arranges a marriage for her with the German Prince Albert, the young Queen Victoria decides to leave London and spend some time in Kent. While there she meets a handsome young German and falls in love, unaware that he is her intended husband Albert.

Cast

• Jenny Jugo as Victoria
• Olga Limburg as Duchess of Kent
• Renée Stobrawa as Baroness Lehzen
• Otto Treßler as Lord Melbourne
• Friedrich Benfer as Prince Albert
• Ernst G. Schiffner as King William
• Erik Ode as Prinz von Oranien
• Angelo Ferrari as Alexander, Großfürst von Rußland
• Paul Henckels as König Leopold von Belgien
• Werner Pledath as Lord Cunningham
• Ernst Rotmund as Baron Brunow, russischer Botschafter
• Julius Brandt as Archbishop Canterbury
• Herbert Hübner as Sir John Conroy
• Fritz Nygrin as Taglione, Tanzmeister
• Gustav Waldau as Professor Lenkmann
• Heinz Salfner as George - Kammerdiener
• Rudolf Essek as Lord Palmerstone
• Gabriele Hoffmann as Lady Landsdowne
• Elfriede John as Lady Littelton
• Lotte Spira as Lady Flora Hastings
• Ernst Stimmel as Mr. Davis
• Otto Stoeckel as Lord Russel

Bibliography

• Fritsche, Maria. Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity. Berghahn Books, 2013.

External links

• Victoria in Dover at IMDb