Popular Tune

Popular Tune (1931)

Gassenhauer

The story is set in Berlin at the beginning of the 20th century. The members of a singing group live in poor conditions in a dilapidated building. When the manager of the property is murdered, Peter and Paul, both members of the singing group, become suspects in the murder. When they return from a performance, the police are waiting for them to take them in for questioning. Since Paul is the most likely perpetrator according to the investigation, he is arrested immediately.

Date of release
1931-04-02
TMDB
8.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
Drama, Music
Director
Lupu Pick

Casting

Interesting facts

The Street Song or The Streetsweeper is a 1931 German musical crime film directed by Lupu Pick and starring Ina Albrecht, Ernst Busch and Albert Hoermann. The film was shot at the Grunewald Studios. It is a Berlin-set film, with sets designed by art director Robert Neppach. It premiered at the Ufa-Pavillon am Nollendorfplatz in the German capital. The film was a considerable public success and one of its songs, "Marie, Marie," by the Comedian Harmonists, became a hit record. A separate French-language version, Les Quatre Vagabonds with a different cast and music was also made.

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