Greetings and Kisses, Veronika

Greetings and Kisses, Veronika (German: Gruß und Kuß – Veronika) is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Franciska Gaal, Paul Hörbiger, and Otto Wallburg. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by Kurt Dürnhöfer and Max Heilbronner. The film's popularity made Gaal an international star.^[1] However the rise of the Nazi Party to power meant that the Jewish Gaal had to make her next films in Hungary and Austria.^[2]

Greetings and Kisses, Veronika
German	Gruß und Kuß – Veronika
Directed by	Carl Boese
Written by	Kurt Schwabach
Produced by	Viktor Klein
Starring	Franciska Gaal Paul Hörbiger Otto Wallburg
Cinematography	Bruno Mondi
Edited by	Else Baum
Music by	Franz Waxman
Production company	Victor Klein-Film
Release date	29 August 1933 (1933-08-29)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Franz Waxman's song "Greetings and Kisses, Veronika" written for the film became a major hit and helped boost Waxman's career as a songwriter.^[3]