The cheeky badger
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The cheeky badger |
| Country of production | German Empire |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1932 |
| length | 86 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Carl Boese Heinz Hille |
| script |
Fritz Falkenstein Paul Frank Irma from Cube |
| production | Alfred Zeisler |
| music | Stephan Samek |
| camera |
Werner Bohne Konstantin Irmen-Tschet |
| cut | Ernst Schiff-Hajos |
| occupation | |
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Der Frechdachs is a German comedy film from 1932 by Carl Boese and Heinz Hille with Willy Fritsch , Ralph Arthur Roberts and Camilla Horn in the leading roles. The story is based on the comedy Pour avoir Adrienne by Louis Verneuil .
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Despite his considerable years under his belt, the Parisian architect Adolphe Ménard is quite an assassin who, although married, leaves nothing to be desired. His next conquest that he intends to make is an artist - at least she is listed as such in the phone book - named Loulou Gazelle. He got to know them in a dance bar called “Silver Monkey”. Here Adolphe is obviously known as a regular customer, because the young girls only greet him with “baby”. To make matters worse, Ménard forgot the wedding day with his wife Alice, so he quickly takes her to the locality to celebrate the happy day. A young man has already sat down at the pre-booked table, who will vacate his seat as soon as Monsieur and Madame arrive. While the architect pursues his old, bad habits and begins to dance and joke with the women of the "silver monkey", Alice is left alone again. The young man from before sees immediately that Adolphe is criminally neglecting his pretty young wife and, as the naughty badger he is, now begins to flirt with Alice, whom he likes exceptionally well. Later he accompanies Madame Ménard home and even “steals” her a kiss. At the end of this strange evening, the cheeky badger finally declares that he wants to marry Alice.
The next day, the unknown stranger happened to witness a telephone conversation between Adolphe and Loulou, who explained to her lover that she had separated from her lover Henri Latour for his sake. The cheeky badger shamelessly takes advantage of this opportunity and now introduces himself to Ménard as that Latour. He even has the impertinence to threaten the unfaithful Ménard with a scandal if the latter does not employ him, the fake Latour, as his new secretary. Then the real Henri Latour turns up, a pretty lousy guy who makes a living by blackmailing falsified, compromising letters. With this scam, the real Latour ends up with Ménard's new secretary, the fake Latour, who buys such a letter from the blackmailer. The cheeky badger arranges a trip for his boss Adolphe with Loulou to Cap Fréhel to finally clear up the confused situation. Shortly afterwards, he, Alice and the real Latour arrive at this place. Confusion soon builds when the real Latour is constantly mistaken for the fake Latour. The confusion only clears up when, on departure in Alice's presence, the blackmailer Latour Ménard personally offers further compromising letters for sale. Back at home in Paris, the cheeky badger receives a visit from his new housekeeper: It is Alice who has separated from her faithless husband.
Production notes
The Frechdachs was made in the UFA studios in Neubabelsberg between January 25 and March 12, 1932. The film premiered on April 29, 1932 in Berlin's Gloria Palast .
Producer Alfred Zeisler also took over the production management. The musical arrangement of Stephan Samek's compositions was in the hands of Hans-Otto Borgmann . The UFA Jazz Orchestra played. Willi A. Herrmann and Herbert Lippschitz created the film structures.
A French version of the film was also produced at the same time. Her name was Vous serez ma femme and she had Roger Tréville in the role of Fritsch. The French Serge de Poligny acted as dialogue director at the side of the two German directors.
Music track
The following music titles distributed by Ufaton-Verlags GmbH Berlin were played:
- For hours - for days (Odeon, O-11625 b)
- What if you fall in love easily? (Odeon, O-11625 a)
Rudolf Bernauer wrote the lyrics . Both titles were interpreted by Willy Fritsch.
Reviews
The Wiener Zeitung found: “The composition of the ensemble gives an assurance in advance of what to expect; Ufa sound films of this kind are always "amiable", "sympathetic", "daring", in short, they have all the advantages that the delightful German family thump used to have. (...) The director takes care of everything perfectly: speed, images, beauty, humor. You even laugh. "
The Österreichische Film-Zeitung wrote: “In the funny, very successful new UFA film,“ Der Frechdachs ”, Willy Fritsch has a completely new role for him. He plays a lovable young man ... who, in his endeavor to win the hand and heart of a young woman neglected by her husband, becomes bold to the point of cheek, without ever violating the line of taste ... (...) In addition to Willy Fritsch, the funny husband, Ménard, ... embodied by Ralph Arthur Roberts, plays a major role in entertaining the audience with his antics and jokes. "
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ulrich J. Klaus: Deutsche Tonfilme 3rd year 1932. P. 64 (034.32), Berlin 1990
- ↑ "The Cheeky Badger". In: Wiener Zeitung , April 30, 1932, p. 8 (online at ANNO ).
- ↑ "The Cheeky Badger". In: Österreichische Film-Zeitung , April 30, 1932, p. 2 (online at ANNO ).
Web links
- The rascal in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The cheeky badger at filmportal.de