Bobby goes off

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Movie
Original title Bobby goes off
Country of production Germany
original language German
Publishing year 1931
length 94 minutes
Rod
Director Harry Piel
script Hans Rameau
Henrik Galeen
Werner Scheff
production Harry Piel for Ariel-Film, Berlin
music Fritz Wenneis
camera Ewald Daub
cut René Métain
occupation

Bobby geht los is a mixture of adventure, sports and crime film by and with Harry Piel from 1931. Annie Markart played the female lead. The story is based on the novel Bobby awakes ... by Georg Mühlen-Schulte , published in 1926 .

action

Bobby Morland is a well-trained sportsman. He has made a name for himself as a boxer. The opponent of his next fight, Paul Romanow, is afraid of losing and therefore orders an underworld guy who can pull Bobby out of circulation. Morland is knocked down and stowed in a chest that will be housed in a castle that is up for auction soon. For this reason, before it gets into new hands, the thief “Gurken-Karl” arrives in the old walls with the intention of snatching a few memorabilia under his nail. He discovers and frees Bobby, who has forgotten his name because of the blow on the back of the head - a temporary amnesia. Soon afterwards the police appear, and "Gurken-Karl" and Bobby run away as quickly as possible to avoid being arrested as burglars and thieves. The unlikely couple find shelter in the tavern “Zum Roten Jonas”, a bar with an attached cheap hotel. Here Bobby meets Marietta, the niece of the “Jonas” landlord, who is not ready to give Bobby the “prince's room” in which she wants to live. Unlike the dubious "Jonas" customers, she is a very decent girl. Therefore, her first meeting with Bobby is not exactly free of conflict. Not only for this reason she remains distant from him, it also bothers her that he knows nothing about his past life. At least he saves her from a dangerous situation when the habitual criminal Padube tries to force Marietta to dance naked in front of the mob in the guest room.

Bobby follows up every clue that leads to his past; he really wants to know who he is. The only clue doesn't lead him any further, even if he now knows that his name is Bobby. Because he is following a mysterious lady named Olga Lotsy, who had observed him during his rescue act against Marietta and then immediately disappeared from the "Red Jonas" accompanied by two men. She speaks him under the name Bobby, but she doesn't know anything more about him. At Olga he also meets Marietta again, who works in a beauty salon and on whose behalf Ms. Lotsy is supposed to massage. Marietta remains suspicious of him because she believes that the only reason why he cannot say who he is is because he has something to hide and has a dark past. Bobby strolls aimlessly through the streets of the city when he sees a poster announcing the big boxing match between Morland, i.e. himself, and Paul Romanow. Gradually, Bobby's memory returns, and he immediately rushes to the boxing arena. Romanov's manager has just announced that the fight will not take place because Morland will be pinching. At the same time, the small crook who knocked Bobby down and brought him to the castle in the chest is being interrogated at the police station. But Bobby jumps into the ring and beats his opponent Romanov in a fight. The audience cheers. Now that Marietta knows who Bobby is, she is first among the audience and then by his side.

Production notes

Bobby geht los was created between September 24th and October 17th, 1931 in the studio and in October of the same year at several locations in Berlin, including the Sportpalast. The first performance took place on December 3, 1931. In Austria, the strip ran almost simultaneously under the title Scandal in the arena .

Edmund Heuberger directed the dialogue. Joe Pasternak took over the production management. The film constructions come from Gustav A. Knauer . Eigil Wangøe worked as a still photographer on this production. Charles Métain took care of the sound and his brother René Métain not only edited the image, but also the sound.

criticism

The Österreichische Film-Zeitung wrote: "The main actor and director of the film is Harry Piel, who with this film provides striking proof that he recognizes the most effective audience in every respect."

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "Bobby is going (scandal in the arena)". In:  Österreichische Film-Zeitung , November 28, 1931, p. 4 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / fil

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