Darling of the Gods

Darling of the Gods
Darling of the Gods
	German film poster
German	Liebling der Götter
Directed by	Hanns Schwarz
Written by	Hans Müller (play); Robert Liebmann; Richard Rillo;
Produced by	Erich Pommer
Starring	Emil Jannings; Renate Müller; Olga Chekhova; Hans Moser;
Cinematography	Konstantin Irmen-Tschet; Günther Rittau
Edited by	Willy Zeyn
Music by	Willy Schmidt-Gentner
Production; company	Universum Film AG
Distributed by	Universum Film AG
Release date	13 October 1930;
Running time	112 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Darling of the Gods (German: Liebling der Götter) is a 1930 German musical drama film directed by Hanns Schwarz and starring Emil Jannings, Renate Müller and Olga Chekhova. Jannings had recently returned from Hollywood where the arrival of sound films had harmed his career.^[1] The film was made at the Babelsburg studios, and based on the play Die Tokaier by Hans Müller. It was made by Erich Pommer's production unit, part of the German Major film studio UFA. It premiered at the Gloria-Palast in Berlin on 13 October 1930.^[2]

Plot

A selfish opera singer leaves his wife and home in Germany to travel the world's great cities. Eventually he is drawn back to his Bavarian homeland.

^ Rogowski, Christian (2010). The Many Faces of Weimar Cinema: Rediscovering Germany's Filmic Legacy. Camden House. p. 257. ISBN 1571135324.
^ Hardt, Ursula (1996). From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's Life in the International Film Wars. Berghahn Books. p. 239. ISBN 1571810250. JSTOR j.ctt1c0gm1x.

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