Rudolf Österreicher, also Rudolf Oesterreicher, (19 July 1881 in Vienna – 23 October 1966 idem) was an Austrian writer, librettist, comedy author, author of cabaret texts and biographer. From 1945 to 1947 he was director of the Wiener Stadttheater.[1]
Works
Comedies:
- 1907: Gummiradler
 - 1912: Das Bett Napoleons
 - 1913: Der Herr ohne Wohnung (with Bela Jenbach)
 - 1926: Der Garten Eden (with Rudolf Bernauer) - English-language adaptation: The Garden of Eden
 - 1927: Das zweite Leben (with Rudolf Bernauer)
 - 1928: Geld auf der Straße (with Rudolf Bernauer)
 - 1929: Die Sachertorte (with Siegfried Geyer)
 - 1930: Das Konto X (with Rudolf Bernauer)
 
Operettas:
- 1910: Ihr Adjutant; music by Robert Winterberg
 - 1914: Das Mädchen im Mond, libretto with Wilhelm Sterk; music by Karl von Stigler
 - 1917: Zsuzsi kisasszony, libretto with Alfred Maria Willner (based on Ferenc Martos and Miksa Bródy); music by Emmerich Kálmán
 - 1919: Der Künstlerpreis, libretto with Julius Horst; music by Leo Ascher
 - 1923: Katja, die Tänzerin, libretto with Leopold Jacobson; music by Jean Gilbert
 - 1924: Das Weib im Purpur, libretto with Leopold Jacobson; music by Jean Gilbert
 - 1924: Die Geliebte Seiner Hoheit, libretto with Rudolf Bernauer; music by Jean Gilbert
 - 1926: Der Mitternachtswalzer, with Alfred Maria Willner; music by Robert Stolz
 - 1927: Yvette und ihre Freunde, libretto with Wilhelm Sterk; music by Michael Krasznay-Krausz
 - 1927: Eine einzige Nacht, libretto with Leopold Jacobson; music by Robert Stolz
 - 1949: Abschiedswalzer, libretto with Hubert Marischka; music by Ludwig Schmidseder
 
Adaptation:
Filmography
- The Gentleman Without a Residence, directed by Fritz Freund (Austria, 1915, based on the play Der Herr ohne Wohnung)
 - The Gentleman Without a Residence, directed by Heinrich Bolten-Baeckers (Germany, 1925, based on the play Der Herr ohne Wohnung)
 - The Garden of Eden, directed by Lewis Milestone (1928, based on the play Der Garten Eden)
 - The Beloved of His Highness, directed by Luise Fleck and Jacob Fleck (Germany, 1928, based on the operetta Die Geliebte Seiner Hoheit)
 - Three Sinners, directed by Rowland V. Lee (1928, based on the play Das zweite Leben)
 - Der Mitternachtswalzer, directed by Heinz Paul (Austria, 1929, based on the operetta Der Mitternachtswalzer)
 - Money on the Street, directed by Georg Jacoby (Germany, 1930, based on the play Geld auf der Straße)
 - Die Faschingsfee, directed by Hans Steinhoff (Germany, 1931, based on the operetta Zsuzsi kisasszony)
 - Once a Lady, directed by Guthrie McClintic (1931, based on the play Das zweite Leben)
 - The Office Manager, directed by Hans Behrendt (Germany, 1931, based on the play Das Konto X)
 - Her Majesty, Love, directed by William Dieterle (1931, remake of the 1931 film Her Majesty the Barmaid)
 - The Gentleman Without a Residence, directed by E. W. Emo (Austria, 1934, based on the play Der Herr ohne Wohnung)
 - Who's Your Lady Friend?, directed by Carol Reed (UK, 1937, based on the play Der Herr ohne Wohnung)
 - Ducháček Will Fix It, directed by Karel Lamač (Czechoslovakia, 1938, based on the play Das Konto X)
 - Trees Are Blooming in Vienna, directed by Hans Wolff (Austria, 1958, based on the play Die Sachertorte)
 - Das Geld liegt auf der Straße, directed by Klaus Überall (West Germany, 1966, TV film, based on the play Geld auf der Straße)
 
Screenwriter
- Hampels Abenteuer (dir. Richard Oswald, 1915, Germany)
 - Her Majesty the Barmaid (dir. Joe May, 1931, German)
 - His Highness Love (dir. Robert Péguy, Erich Schmidt, and Joe May, 1931, French)
 - Hirsekorn greift ein (dir. Rudolf Bernauer, 1931, Germany)
 - The Magic Top Hat (dir. Rudolf Bernauer, 1932, Germany)
 - Ende schlecht, alles gut (dir. Fritz Schulz, 1934, Hungary; German-language adaptation of the 1934 film Helyet az öregeknek)
 - Kissing Is No Sin (dir. Hubert Marischka, 1950, Austria/West Germany)
 - The Merry Farmer (dir. Georg Marischka, 1951, Austria)
 - Hello Porter (dir. Franz Antel, 1952, Austria)
 - Rose of the Mountain (dir. Hubert Marischka, 1952, West Germany)
 - A Night in Venice (dir. Georg Wildhagen, 1953, Austria)
 - Die Perle von Tokay (dir. Hubert Marischka, 1954, Austria)
 - Brillanten aus Wien (dir. Rolf Kutschera, TV film, 1959, Austria/West Germany)
 - Die Gigerln von Wien (dir. Wolfgang Glück, TV film, 1965, Austria)
 
Sources
- Christian Fastl: Oesterreicher (Österreicher), Rudolf. In Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon. Inline-edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5; Druckausgabe: Volume 4, edition of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 2005, ISBN 3-7001-3046-5.
 - Rudolf Oesterreicher in Vienna History Wiki
 
References
- ↑ Wien 1961: 80. Geburtstag von Rudolf Österreicher bei wien.gv.at
 
External links
- Literature by and about Rudolf Österreicher in the German National Library catalogue
 - Rudolf Österreicher at IMDb
 
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