Vintage original 3.5 x 5.25 in. German "country of origin" postcard from the German silent film comedy, I LOST MY HEART IN HEIDELBERG (Ich hab mein Herz in Heidelberg verloren), released in 1926 and directed by Arthur Bergen.
The image features a beautiful exterior long shot by a lake as Rudolf (Werner Fuetterer) meets Klärchen (Dorothea Wieck) while they gaze at each other. Printed by the renowned Ross-Verlag company of Berlin, it is unused in very fine condition.
*"I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg (German: Ich hab mein Herz in Heidelberg verloren) is a 1926 German silent film directed by Arthur Bergen and starring Emil Höfer, Gertrud de Lalsky and Werner Fuetterer. The title alludes to the popular 1925 song "I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg" composed by Fred Raymond with lyrics by Fritz Löhner-Beda and Ernst Neubach. The film taps into the nostalgic reputation of Old Heidelberg."
*(source: Wikipedia)
Ross-Verlag in Berlin was a German publishing house specialized in photographs and photo postcards of artists. The owner of the company was Heinrich Ross (b. 10 August 1870; d. after 1954 as emigrant in the USA).
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