The Optimist (German: Der Optimist) is a 1938 German comedy film directed by E.W. Emo and starring Viktor de Kowa, Henny Porten, Gusti Huber and Theo Lingen.Klaus pp. 159–60 It was shot at the Sievering Studios in Vienna. The film's sets were designed by the art director Julius von Borsody. By the time of the film's release, Austria was part of Greater Germany following the .Von Dassanowsky p.78
Cast Viktor de Kowa as Gustl Henny Porten Gusti Huber Theo Lingen Else Elster Oskar Sima Hans Unterkircher Rudolf Carl Julius Brandt Ferdinand Mayerhofer Wilhelm Schich
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Bibliography Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1939. Klaus-Archiv, 1988. Von Dassanowsky, Robert. Austrian Cinema: A History. McFarland, 2005.
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