When the Young Wine Blossoms (1943 film)

When the Young Wine Blossoms (German: Wenn der junge Wein blüht) is a 1943 German comedy film directed by Fritz Kirchhoff and starring Henny Porten, Otto Gebühr and René Deltgen.^[1] It was based on a play by the Norwegian writer Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson which had previously been adapted into a 1927 German silent film of the same title.

When the Young Wine Blossoms
Parents Otto Gebühr and Henny Porten and their three daughters Geraldine Katt, Else von Möllendorff and Marina von Ditmar.
Directed by	Fritz Kirchhoff
Written by	Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (play: Når den ny vin blomstrer [no]) Per Schwenzen Heinz Thomas
Produced by	Eduard Kubat
Starring	Henny Porten Otto Gebühr René Deltgen
Cinematography	Herbert Körner
Edited by	Elisabeth Pewny
Music by	Georg Haentzschel Eduard Künneke
Production company	Terra Film
Distributed by	Deutsche Filmvertriebs
Release date	24 September 1943 (1943-09-24)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Franz Bi and Bruno Lutz. It was shot in various locations across Germany including the Seddiner See and the city of Hamburg.

Synopsis

An interfering mother seeks husbands for her three daughters as they come of marriageable age. However, she pays no attention to her daughters' feelings until the eventual intervention of her husband manages to bring things to a happy conclusion.

Cast

• Henny Porten as Elisa Arvik
• Otto Gebühr as Wilhelm Arvik
• René Deltgen as Kapitän Tonning
• Marina von Ditmar as Marna Arvik
• Geraldine Katt as Alberta Arvik
• Else von Möllendorff as Helene Arvik
• Hans Zesch-Ballot as Dr. Hall
• Marina Ried as Astrid
• Peter Elsholtz as Reeder Karstens
• Wilhelm König as Ulrik Jörgensen, Maler
• Eduard von Winterstein as Petersen
• Fritz Staudte as Roll
• Paul Rehkopf as Lorenz
• Claire Reigbert as Tante Anna
• Else Ehser as Sophie
• Ingeborg Stoldt as Magd
• Günther Ballier as Ausstellungsleiter
• Else Reval as Dicke Dame