Der singende Tor

Der singende Tor (literal English translation: The Singing Fool) is a 1939 German-Italian musical film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Beniamino Gigli, Kirsten Heiberg, and Hilde Körber. It was a co-production made at Cinecittà Studios in Rome with a German director and a cast of mixed nationalities. The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Guelstorff. A separate Italian version called Casa lontana was also made. Cast Beniamino Gigli as Carlo Franchetti Kirsten Heiberg as Sylvia Franchetti Hilde Körber as Peggy Kennedy Hans Olden as James Kennedy Elsa Wagner as Diana Werner Fuetterer as Antonio Walter Steinbeck as Franchettis Manager Rudolf Platte as Sekretär Friedrich Kayßler as Judge Franz Schafheitlin as Prosecutor Ernst Fritz Fürbringer as Defense lawyer Rudolf Essek as Korrepetitor Franchettis Else Boy as Freundin Sylvias Oretta Fiume as Freundin Sylvias Charlotte Schellhorn as Bartoli - Witness Angelo Ferrari as Direktor der Oper in Neapel References Bibliography Parish, Robert. Film Actors Guide. Scarecrow Press, 1977.