Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs / German cast

Schneewittchen und die sieben Zwerge (1938)

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Version 1938
Version 1966
Version 1994

Hortense Raky

(August 27, 1918 - September 25, 2006)

Dora Gerson

(March 23, 1899 - February 14, 1943)

Kurt Gerron

(May 11, 1897 - October 28, 1944)

Cast :

German name

Original name

Voices

Schneewittchen

Snow White

Hortense Raky (speaking) & Cläre Eiselmeier (singing)

Königin

Evil Queen

Dora Gerson (?)

Hexe

Hag

Dora Gerson (?)

Prinz

Prince

Chef

Doc

Brummbär

Grumpy

Happy

Pimpel

Bashful

Hatschi

Sneezy

Schlafmütz

Sleepy

Spiegel

Magic Mirror

Jäger

Huntsman

Additional cast

Kurt Lilien
Otto Wallburg
Siegfried „Sig“ Arno
...

Songs

« Ich wünsch mir » (« I'm Wishing »)

performed by : Cläre Eiselmeier (Snow White) ; ? (Prince)

« Singen, immer nur singen » (« One Song »)

performed by : ? (Prince)

« Singen, immer nur singen (Reprise) » (« One Song (Reprise) »)

performed by : Cläre Eiselmeier (Snow White)

« ? » (« With a Smile and a Song »)

performed by : Cläre Eiselmeier (Snow White)

« Ja pfeif nur vor Dich hin » (« Whistle While You Work »)

performed by : Cläre Eiselmeier (Snow White)

« ? » (« Dig Dig Dig »)

performed by : ? (Happy) ; ? (Grumpy) ; ? (Bashful) ; ? (Sneezy) & Dwarfs' Choir

« ? » (« Heigh-Ho + Reprise »)

performed by : ? (Doc) & Dwarfs' Choir

« ? » (« The Dwarfs' Washing Song »)

performed by : ? (Doc) & Dwarfs' Choir

« ? » (« The Silly Song »)

performed by : ? (Happy) ; ? (Bashful) ; Cläre Eiselmeier (Snow White) & Dwarfs' Choir

« Wann kommt mein Prinz zu mir » (« Someday My Prince Will Come »)

performed by : Cläre Eiselmeier (Snow White)

« Wann kommt mein Prinz zu mir (Reprise) » (« Someday My Prince Will Come (Reprise) »)

performed by : Cläre Eiselmeier (Snow White)

« Singen, immer nur singen (Finale) » (« One Song (Finale) »)

performed by : ? (Prince)

« Wann kommt mein Prinz zu mir (Finale) » (« Someday My Prince Will Come (Finale) »)

performed by : Choir

Technical Staff

Kurt Gerron
?
?
?
Oscar van Leer
Max Tak
Cinetone Studios - Amsterdam

Dubbing director
Musical director
Translator
Lyricist
Technical Manager
Production Manager
Dubbing studio

Sources : 1938 News Report (Cast + Dubbing director) / "de Volkskrant" June 23, 1938 (Snow White's voices) / "Nieuwsblad van het Noorden" May 7, 1938 (Dubbing studio + Technical Manager) /
"The Brooklyn Daily Eagle" February 13, 1944 (Production Manager) / Songs' lyrics (Titles)

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Uschi Wolff

(July 10, 1943 - )

Susanne Tremper

(1948 - )

René Kollo

(November 20, 1937 - )

Cast :

German name

Original name

Voices

Schneewittchen

Snow White

Ursula „Uschi“ Wolff (speaking) & Susanne Tremper (singing)

Königin

Evil Queen

Gisela Reißmann

Hexe

Hag

Gisela Reißmann (?)

Prinz

Prince

René Kollo (speaking & singing)

Chef

Doc

Klaus Willi Krause (speaking & singing?)

Brummbär

Grumpy

Karl Hellmer (speaking & ?)

Happy

Erich Fiedler (speaking & ?)

Pimpel

Bashful

Eduard Wandrey (speaking & ?)

Hatschi

Sneezy

Walter Bluhm (speaking & ?)

Schlafmütz

Sleepy

Herbert Weißbach

Spiegel

Magic Mirror

Klaus Miedel

Jäger

Huntsman

Arnold Marquis

Erzähler

Narrator

Choirs

Die Floridas (Dwarfs' Choir?)
Cornel-Trio
Die Sunnies

Songs

« Ich wünsch mir » (« I'm Wishing »)

performed by : Susanne Tremper (Snow White) ; René Kollo (Prince)

« Ein Lied will ich dir singen » (« One Song »)

performed by : René Kollo (Prince)

« Ein Lied will ich dir singen (Reprise) » (« One Song (Reprise) »)

performed by : Susanne Tremper (Snow White)

« Sei vergnügt, sing ein Lied! » (« With a Smile and a Song »)

performed by : Susanne Tremper (Snow White)

« Wer bei der Arbeit pfeift » (« Whistle While You Work »)

performed by : Susanne Tremper (Snow White)

« Wir rackern und wir plagen uns » (« Dig Dig Dig »)

performed by : ? (Happy) ; ? (Grumpy) ; ? (Bashful) ; ? (Sneezy) & Dwarfs' Choir

« Hei Ho! + Reprise » (« Heigh-Ho + Reprise »)

performed by : Klaus Willi Krause (?) (Doc) & Dwarfs' Choir

« Kommt ran an die Schüssel » (« The Dwarfs' Washing Song »)

performed by : Klaus Willi Krause (?) (Doc) & Dwarfs' Choir

« Schrumm, Schrumm, Schrumm » (« The Silly Song »)

performed by : ? (Happy) ; ? (Bashful) ; Susanne Tremper (Snow White) & Dwarfs' Choir

« Kommt erst mein Prinz zu mir » (« Someday My Prince Will Come »)

performed by : Susanne Tremper (Snow White)

« Kommt erst mein Prinz zu mir (Reprise) » (« Someday My Prince Will Come (Reprise) »)

performed by : Susanne Tremper (Snow White)

« Ein Lied will ich dir singen (Finale) » (« One Song (Finale) »)

performed by : René Kollo (Prince)

« Kommt erst mein Prinz zu mir (Finale) » (« Someday My Prince Will Come (Finale) »)

performed by : Choir

Technical Staff

?
?
?
Eberhard Cronshagen
Simoton Film GmbH, Berlin-West

Dubbing director
Musical director
Translator
Lyricist
Dubbing studio

Sources : Super-8 Film Print (Cast + Dubbing studio) / 1979 cassette (Singing voices + Choir + Lyricist) / 1967 vinyl/2000s Soundtrack (Songs' Titles)

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Manja Doering

(September 3, 1977 - )

Alexandra Wilcke

(October 18, 1972 - )

K. Sanders-Dornseif

(June 17, 1943 - )

Cast :

German name

Original name

Voices

Schneewittchen

Snow White

Manja Doering (speaking) & Alexandra Wilcke (singing)

Königin

Evil Queen

Hexe

Hag

Kerstin Sanders-Dornseif

Prinz

Prince

Rolf-Dieter Heinrich (speaking & singing)

Chef

Doc

Manfred Lichtenfeld (speaking & singing)

Brummbär

Grumpy

Roland Hemmo (speaking & singing)

Happy

Gerry Wolff (speaking & singing)

Pimpel

Bashful

Heinz Fabian (speaking & singing)

Hatschi

Sneezy

Schlafmütz

Sleepy

Spiegel

Magic Mirror

Jäger

Huntsman

Erzähler

Narrator

Choir

...

Songs

« Ich wünsch' mir » (« I'm Wishing »)

performed by : Alexandra Wilcke (Snow White) ; Rolf-Dieter Heinrich (Prince)

« Ein Lied will ich dir singen/Singen, immer nur singen » (« One Song »)

performed by : Rolf-Dieter Heinrich (Prince)

« Ein Lied will ich dir singen (Reprise) » (« One Song (Reprise) »)

performed by : Alexandra Wilcke (Snow White)

« Sei vergnügt, sing ein Lied! » (« With a Smile and a Song »)

performed by : Alexandra Wilcke (Snow White)

« Wer bei der Arbeit pfeift » (« Whistle While You Work »)

performed by : Alexandra Wilcke (Snow White)

« Wir rackern » (« Dig Dig Dig »)

performed by : Gerry Wolff (Happy) ; Roland Hemmo (Grumpy) ; Heinz Fabian (Bashful) ; ? (Sneezy) & Dwarfs' Choir

« Hei Ho! + Reprise » (« Heigh-Ho + Reprise »)

performed by : Manfred Lichtenfeld (Doc) ; Roland Hemmo (Grumpy) ; Gerry Wolff (Happy) ; Heinz Fabian (Bashful) ; Fritz Decho ; Horst Kempe & Choir

« Kommt ran an die Schüssel » (« The Dwarfs' Washing Song »)

performed by : Manfred Lichtenfeld (Doc) & Dwarfs' Choir

« Schrumm, Schrumm, Schrumm » (« The Silly Song »)

performed by : Gerry Wolff (Happy) ; Heinz Fabian (Bashful) ; Alexandra Wilcke (Snow White) & Dwarfs' Choir

« Kommt erst mein Prinz zu mir » (« Someday My Prince Will Come »)

performed by : Alexandra Wilcke (Snow White)

« Kommt erst mein Prinz zu mir (Reprise) » (« Someday My Prince Will Come (Reprise) »)

performed by : Alexandra Wilcke (Snow White)

« Ein Lied will ich dir singen (Finale) » (« One Song (Finale) »)

performed by : Rolf-Dieter Heinrich (Prince)

« Kommt erst mein Prinz zu mir (Finale) » (« Someday My Prince Will Come (Finale) »)

performed by : Choir

Technical Staff

?
Andreas Hommelsheim
?
?
Eberhard Cronshagen
?
Nikki Rabanus
?
?
Blackbird Music Studio

Dubbing director
Musical director
Translator
Lyricist ("One Song") (1938)
Lyricist (1966)
Lyrics adjustments (1994)
Production Manager
Creative Supervisor
Dubbing studio
Song-Recording studio

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Sources : 1998 Audio Cassette (Main cast) / Soundtrack (Titles + Singers + Lyricist) / Alexandra Wilcke (Musical director + Production Manager + Musical studio)

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Release dates :
Austria - June 25, 1948 (Gala Premiere) (1st German dubbing)
Austria - January 14, 1949 (1st German dubbing)
Germany - February 24, 1950 (Cologne) (1st German dubbing)
West Germany - December 1966 (2nd German dubbing)
Germany - October 24, 1994 (3rd German dubbing) (VHS)
The first German dubbing (1938) was made in the Netherlands, alongside the first Dutch version, both dubbings directed by the same man. The translation in German of the script was done in Hollywood. It seems the recordings were made between May and July 1938.
Source : "Nieuwsblad van het Noorden" May 7, 1938
Once the first dubbing done, the sound track was sent back to America to be mixed with the colored film.
Source : "Volksblad" May 19, 1938
The 1938 News Report only mention some names of the cast. The only voice who is credited for her role is Hortense Raky as the speaking voice of Snow White. Two other female actresses are mentionned : Dora Gerson, and a new "Lady Star". Seeing her age, Dora Gerson certainly dubbed the Evil Queen (and maybe the Witch), while the new female star was certainly the singing voice of Snow White.
According to Das Disney Synchron Archiv, the voices of Bashful, Sneezy and Sleepy in the first dubbing (1938) were often switched between lines.
While Roy Disney originally flew to Germany to present the movie to Adolf Hitler, the company eventually decided not to sell the movie to Germany, explaining its late release in the country, and why the dubbing was made in Amsterdam, mainly by expatriate Jews who fled Nazi Germany.
Most of the original 1938 cast were Jews, and were murdered by the Nazis :
Dora Gerson died on February 14, 1943, murdered with her family at Auschwitz.
Otto Wallburg also died in Auschwitz on October 30, 1944.
Kurt Lilien died on May 28, 1943, at Sobibor extermination camp.
Finally, Kurt Gerron, the Dubbing director, died on October 28, 1944 at Auschwitz. Kurt was coerced into directing a Nazi propaganda documentary intended to be viewed in "neutral" nations about Theresienstadt. However, once the movie was finished, he, his wife and the crew members of the documentary were deported on the camp's final train transport to Auschwitz.
Sources : "Deutschland, erwache!" / "Anne Frank and After: Dutch Holocaust Literature in a Historical Perspective"
Even though the 1979 LP recorded new dialogues, they used the 1966 movie version of the songs.
The 1994 version mainly used the 1966 Lyrics for the songs, with small differences made for some words, and a stanza changed in "Whistle While You Work". Only for the song "One Song", the 1938 lyrics were used for unknown reasons.
Susanne Tremper, the singing voice of Snow White in the second dubbing (1966), was only 18 years-old when she sang for the character.
Manja Doering, the speaking voice of Snow White in the third dubbing (1994), was only 17 years-old when she dubbed the character.