This early Douglas Sirk classic concerns a ambitious young concert singer, played by Marta Eagert, who's mother was a concert singer too. She also is searching for her father ,who abandon her and her mother years ago. She falls for a border guard,played by Heester's.Her music teacher poor but wise helps her in her career,played by Alfred Abel.The original opera singer has a throat problem.So the court demands her services as a singer. She's confounded about it. This is a Marta Eagerth vehicle . Johanne is barely notice in this picture. She was reaching stardom in Germany but she had to leave it due to the Nazi dictatorship.she was willing to sacrifice her career for freedom. She belongs in the same honor as Hans Brauswetter The outdoor concert is a good classic worth watching and owning
Review of Das Hofkonzert
