The girl Juanita

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Movie
German title The girl Juanita
Original title Woman overboard
Country of production Germany
Publishing year 1952
length 85 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Wolfgang Staudte
script Curt J. Braun based
on an idea by Fritz Klotzsch and Dinah Nelken
production Heinrich George (production group) for Tobis film art (Berlin)
music Werner Bochmann (1945)
camera Friedl Behn-Grund
cut Ella Ensink (1945)
Walter Wischniewsky (1952)
occupation

Frau über Bord , premiered in 1952 under the title Das Mädchen Juanita , is a German fiction film directed by Wolfgang Staudte in the winter of 1944/45 with Heinrich George in the leading role.

action

It is a hot, atmospheric summer night in Tangier when Robert Henseling, who is as smart as he is married, confesses his love to hot-blooded Juanita. The spirited girl takes what was obviously not meant very seriously by him, who will set sail for Bremen on the ship, the Galitea , a little later . She is firmly convinced that Robert will divorce his still-wife Helene in order to marry her instead. The German is all the more surprised that Juanita suddenly appears on board: She jumped after the departing ship and is now spreading into Robert's cabin. Helene, who gets on at the next stop, discovers the rival in her cabin bed.

Juanita, determined to go to Germany with Robert, takes it for granted that Robert will marry her there. Helene is very angry about Robert's obviously amorous 'Morocco adventure' and then begins to flirt violently with the ship's first officer, Alvarez, whereupon Robert becomes jealous again. He asks Helene to introduce her as his wife to his uncle, Consul Henseling, who attaches great importance to forms, at least when she arrives in Bremen, even if she is already intending to divorce. In fact, Christoph Henseling is expecting his nephew and his wife ashore.

Roberts Helene is warmly received by the old consul, and the two of them get on wonderfully. Now Robert just has to get rid of Juanita quickly and elegantly, and so he unceremoniously accommodates the fiery Spaniard in a hotel - registered as his wife. A little later her compatriot Alvarez appears there. After a boozy evening in a pub, the two of them got closer and the two compatriots intend to get married. But before that, Alvarez thinks, he must snatch Helene from her terrible husband, since the ship's officer assumes that Juanita is married to Robert. As luck would have it, the bill for Juanita's night feast with Alvarez flutters into the hands of the consul. He's astonished, he learns that Robert must have a second wife. Old Henseling then rushes to Juanitas Hotel and sees her arm in arm with his nephew. He misunderstood the situation, because in truth Juanita is saying goodbye to Robert because she is planning her future with the ship's officer and is releasing Robert from his (not given) marriage promise.

Consul Henseling thinks, however, that he is now getting to know the true wife of his nephew, while in reality Helene only has to be Robert's lover. Consul Henseling complicates things by his following activities. He asks his “beloved” Helene to move to his hunting lodge, where she will soon be reconciled with her husband, while the old man invites Juanita to his house to introduce her to several friends and acquaintances as Robert's wife. When Robert and Helene burst into the middle of this company, the confusion is perfect. The guests leave; From now on, Helene doesn't believe a single word of her Robert and disappears too. Only in the ship's officer Alvarez does Robert find someone who listens to him and understands him. No wonder, now that Alvarez no longer has to laboriously “kidnap” Juanita, who is actually not married to Robert. Helene returns to the ship buckled and meets the girl Juanita at the railing. Alvarez, also back on board, explains everything to the sad Helene, and while the ship is casting off again, this time it is Helene who jumps overboard to return to her Robert.

Production notes

The film was shot from November 1944 to February 1945 in the Tobis studios in Berlin-Johannisthal . With that, Frau überboard was one of the last films that had been completely shot in the Third Reich, but could no longer be shown, alongside the films The Man in the Saddle and Three Comedy . The new title Das Mädchen Juanita was chosen for the premiere on May 16, 1952 in several German cities (including Göttingen and Frankfurt / M.) . The original title, which was also chosen for the Austrian premiere, was later reverted to. The film also had the alternative title Summer Nights and the working title Cabin 27 .

Conrad Flockner was in charge of production; the buildings were designed by Fritz Maurischat and carried out by Rudolf Thiele. The chief sound engineer was Gerhard Froboess . The girl Juanita was also Heinrich George's last film that he was able to complete. The silent film veteran Hans Mierendorff gave his swan song in front of the camera.

criticism

"The mistaken identity was filmed under adverse conditions at the end of the war and was stretched with poor archive footage of Africa and the passenger ship" Bremen ", but was no longer completed."

- Lexicon of international film

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ filmportal names Willy Mattes (anonymous) for 1945 and Bochmann for 1952, Ulrich J. Klaus: Deutsche Tonfilme, 13th year 1944/45 names Werner Eisbrenner for 1952
  2. ↑ Fritz Staudte was the father of director Wolfgang Staudte
  3. ↑ according to the documents of the film archive Kay Less
  4. ↑ The girl Juanita. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used