Strauss Is Playing Today () is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Conrad Wiene and starring Alfred Abel, Hermine Sterler and Imre Ráday. The film was made at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. It portrays the relationship between the father and son Austrian composers Johann Strauss I and Johann Strauss II. Cast Alfred Abel as Johann Strauss father Hermine Sterler as Anna, his wife Imre Ráday as Johann Strauss son Antonie Jaeckel as Deisinger's wife Willy Schmieder as Deisinger Lilian Ellis as Liesl Ferdinand Bonn as Drechsler Trude Hesterberg as Trampusch Jakob Tiedtke as Wieß Paul Hörbiger as Lamperlhirsch Eugen Neufeld as Grand Duke John Mylong as Mödlinger See also A Waltz by Strauss (1931) References External links Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films German historical drama films 1920s historical drama films Biographical films about musicians Films about classical music and musicians Films about composers Films directed by Conrad Wiene Films set in Vienna Films set in the 19th century Films shot in Berlin Films shot at Tempelhof Studios German black-and-white films Cultural depictions of Johann Strauss I Cultural depictions of Johann Strauss II 1928 drama films Silent drama films 1920s German films 1920s German-language films