Premiere (1937 film)

Premiere is a 1937 Austrian musical crime film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Zarah Leander, Attila Hörbiger, and Karl Martell. The wealthy backer of a Viennese musical revue is murdered on the first night of the show. It was Leander's first German language role after previously appearing in Swedish films.^[1] On the basis of her performance in the film, Leander was signed by the German Major studio UFA after their major rival, Tobis, had decided she had insufficient star appeal.^[2] Her next film To New Shores established Leander as the leading star in Germany.

Directed byGéza von Bolváry

Written by

• Friedrich Dammann
• Hanns Schachner
• Max Wallner

Produced by

• Franz Hoffermann
• Walter W. Trinks

Starring

• Zarah Leander
• Attila Hörbiger
• Karl Martell
• Theo Lingen

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Premiere
Directed by	Géza von Bolváry
Written by	Friedrich Dammann Hanns Schachner Max Wallner
Produced by	Franz Hoffermann Walter W. Trinks
Starring	Zarah Leander Attila Hörbiger Karl Martell Theo Lingen
Cinematography	Franz Planer
Edited by	Hermann Haller
Music by	Willy Schmidt-Gentner
Production company	Gloria-Film
Distributed by	Tobis-Sascha Film
Release date	5 February 1937 (1937-02-05)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	Austria
Language	German

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In 1938 the film was remade in Britain with many of the original musical numbers re-used.