Bombs on Monte Carlo (1931 film)

Bombs on Monte Carlo () is a 1931 German musical comedy film directed by Hanns Schwarz and starring Hans Albers, Anna Sten, and Heinz Rühmann. The film is based on the novel "Bomben auf Monte Carlo" (1930) by Fritz Reck-Malleczewen. It premiered at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo in August 1931.
The film is known for featuring the German a capella band Comedian Harmonists, who perform the song "Das ist die Liebe der Matrosen".
Production.
The film was produced by the production unit of Erich Pommer. It was shot on location in Nice. The art director Erich Kettelhut designed the film sets. A separate English-language version "Monte Carlo Madness" and a French version "Le capitaine Craddock" were also made as part of UFA's strategy to export its films to other countries. In 1960 the film was remade as "Bombs on Monte Carlo".