Thea Roland or The Adventure of Thea Roland (German: Das Abenteuer der Thea Roland) is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Lil Dagover, Hans Rehmann and Margarete Kupfer. The film marked the directorial debut of Koster, who was forced to emigrate from Germany by the Nazi party following his next film and later went on to be a leading Hollywood director.[1] Billy Wilder may have also worked on the screenplay, although he remained uncredited.[2]

Thea Roland
Directed byHenry Koster
Written bySuzanne de Callias (novel)
Hans Wilhelm
Produced byGeorg Witt
StarringLil Dagover
Hans Rehmann
Margarete Kupfer
Paul Bildt
CinematographyRobert Baberske
Curt Courant
Edited byWilly Zeunert
Music byTheo Mackeben
Production
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Georg Witt-Film
Distributed byAafa-Film
Release date
  • 17 December 1932 (1932-12-17)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

Partial cast

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References

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  1. ^ Bock & Bergfelder p.257
  2. ^ Sikov p.598

Bibliography

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  • Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
  • Sikov, Ed. On Sunset Boulevard: The Life and Times of Billy Wilder. Hyperion, 1999.
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