Writing
Fritz Löhner-Beda
Born June 24, 1883 · Wildenschwert, Bohemia [now Ústí nad Orlicí, Czech Republic]
Died December 4, 1942 · aged 59
Writer, songwriter and librettist.
Known For
Giuditta · 2025Giuditta
2025
MovieMusic
Time stands still whenever Giuditta starts to sing. Regarded as a bird of paradise, many a man has tried to enclose her in a golden cage and trap her in chains of diamonds disguised as necklaces. To no avail: the beautiful Giuditta is as protective of her freedom as her secrets. No one truly knows from whence she came, not the bird-catcher who one day found her on the shore and married her no questions asked, or the handsome Captain Octavio with whom she ran away to North Africa…
Anita · 1920Anita
★ 9.01920
MovieHorror
A lady of society is trapped under the spell of a hypnotist.
Fra Diavolo · 1931Fra Diavolo
★ 10.01931
Movie
A sympathetic bandit chief supports the cause of freedom in Naples against the Bourbon King Ferdinand.
The Student's Romance · 1935The Student's Romance
★ 6.31935
MovieDramaMusic
Based on the operetta I Lost My Heart in Heidelburg, which in turn owed a lot to that old chestnut The Student Prince. In 1825, impoverished composer Max enrolls at Heidelburg University. Local girl Veronika falls in love with Max, helping him to finance his education and clear his debts. Alas, Veronika is left out in the cold when Max becomes enamored with gorgeous tourist Helene. Little does he know that Helene is the daughter of the Grand Duke, meaning of course that their romance is doomed to disappointment. Leading lady Grete Natzler later changed her screen name to Della Lynd, and under that cognomen co-starred with Laurel & Hardy in Swiss Miss (1938).
Six Girls and a Room for the Night · 1928Six Girls and a Room for the Night
★ 10.01928
MovieDrama
He and his servant · 1931He and his servant
★ 8.01931
MovieDrama
Victoria and Her Hussar · 1931Victoria and Her Hussar
★ 6.71931
MovieMusicComedy
Viktoria is a Hungarian countess who believes her Hussar captain husband was killed in World War I. She marries an American and resettles at the American consulate in Tokyo. Her first husband reappears, alive; and the American generously releases Viktoria from their union.
Ball at the Savoy · 1935Ball at the Savoy
★ 8.51935
MovieMusicComedy
Operetta star Gitta Alpar plays a singer engaged for a performance at the Savoy Hotel, where she mistakes Baron von Wollheim for a waiter. But the baron is content to play the game for a while and changes his role with the real waiter. Of course the singer is quite happy when she discovers the real identity of the baron, but now she mistakes him for a thief, as her necklet has gone missing. Further complications arise when the baron's cousin Mary, a composer, arrives at the hotel and wants a music publisher to listen to her songs.



