Dance into Happiness (1951 film)

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Dance into Happiness

Directed by	Alfred Stöger
Written by	Robert Bodanzky (libretto) Fritz Koselka Lilian Belmont
Produced by	Alfred Stöger
Starring	Johannes Heesters Lucie Englisch Waltraut Haas
Cinematography	Herbert Geier Kurt Schulz
Edited by	Walter von Bonhorst
Music by	Robert Stolz (operetta) Michael Jary
Production company	Wiener Mundus-Film
Distributed by	Herzog-Filmverleih
Release date	20 October 1951 (1951-10-20)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Austria
Language	German

Dance into Happiness (German: Tanz ins Glück) is a 1951 Austrian musical comedy film directed by Alfred Stöger and starring Johannes Heesters, Lucie Englisch and Waltraut Haas.^[1] It is an operetta film, based on Whirled into Happiness composed by Robert Stolz. It was shot in Agfacolor. It was made at the Tempelhof Studios in West Berlin and on location around Bregenz and nearby Lake Constance in Vorarlberg. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gabriel Pellon. It premiered on 20 October 1951 in Hanover and was not released in Austria until its release in Vienna on 26 February 1952.

Synopsis

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Celebrated South American operetta singer Pedro Domingo returns to Europe after many years. He meets and falls in love with Rosmarie, a promising young singer, and invites her to tour with him. Their romance is threatened by the return of one of his flames, Inez Cavalcante from South America, and her conniving mother.