Melody of a Great City (1943)
A young woman moves to Berlin to work as a press photographer.
Top billed cast
Hilde KrahlRenate Heiberg
Werner HinzDr. Rolf Bergmann
Will DohmDr. Pauske, Berolina-Press
Paul HenckelsBuchverlagsdirektor Heinze
Peter MosbacherKajetan Orff
Beppo BremGeldbriefträger
Walter GrossBerliner an einer Straßenbahnhaltestelle
Johannes HeestersGast
Karl JohnKlaus Nolte- Kurt MikulskiEin Berliner an der Strassenbahnhaltestelle
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