This vintage real photo postcard features Trude Berliner (1903-1977), German actress, singer and dancer. She was also a popular cabaret and comic performer at the Scala and Wintergarten in Berlin during the 1920’s. This postcard captures her doing a happy dance. The photo is risque. She is showing her bare legs and lifting her dress. Her film career took off and she ultimately appeared in 48 films between 1916 and 1955. She was in a number of well known German movies. Berliner was forced to flee Germany when the Nazis took power in 1933. She first went to France but emigrated to the United States in 1939. Unfortunately, Hollywood did not offer the kind of opportunities she experienced in Europe. She was only able to obtain bit parts in four movies. Interestingly, her first role in an American film was in “Casablanca” (1942). She left acting after 1945 and managed a date farm. This postcard was published by Ross Verlag as part of a series (No.7390/1). The photograph on this postcard was taken by H. Jeidels at his Berlin studio. (SOLD)
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