Monte Carlo Madness

Monte Carlo Madness is a 1932 German musical comedy film directed by Hanns Schwarz and starring Sari Maritza, Hans Albers and Charles Redgie.^[1] It was an English-language version of the 1931 German film Bombs on Monte Carlo, which was based on the 1930 novel Bombs on Monte Carlo by Fritz Reck-Malleczewen. The screenplay concerns a captain who falls in love with a Queen in Monte Carlo. It cost 375,000 ℛ︁ℳ︁ to produce.^[2]

Monte Carlo Madness
German film poster
Directed by	Hanns Schwarz
Written by	Fritz Reck-Malleczewen (novel) Rowland V. Lee Hans Müller Franz Schulz
Produced by	Erich Pommer
Starring	Sari Maritza Hans Albers Helen Haye
Cinematography	Konstantin Irmen-Tschet Günther Rittau
Edited by	Willy Zeyn
Music by	Werner R. Heymann
Production company	UFA
Distributed by	British International Pictures
Release dates	23 March 1932 (1932-03-23) (London) 3 June 1932 (1932-06-03) (New York)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	English

The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut.

Plot

In Monte Carlo, a captain tries his luck at the gaming table to raise money to pay his crew. He meets and falls in love with a queen.

Cast

• Sari Maritza as Queen Yola
• Hans Albers as Capt. Erickson
• Charles Redgie as Peter
• Helen Haye as Isabel
• John Deverell as Consul
• C. Hooper Trask as Prime Minister
• Comedian Harmonists as Themselves
• Kapelle Carlo Minari as Themselves - Orchestra

Reception

The film was not a success with contemporary critics. A review in Film Pictorial observed that "Erich Pommer is a great producer, but in this film he does not live up to his established reputation.^[3]