The private secretary (1953)

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Movie
Original title The private secretary
Country of production Germany
original language German
Publishing year 1953
length 95 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Paul Martin
script Just Scheu , Ernst Nebhut , based on a novel by István Szomaházy
production CCC-Film , Arthur Brauner, West-Berlin,
( Walter H. Guse )
music Paul Abraham
camera Albert Benitz
cut Martha Dübber
occupation

Die Privatsekretärin is a German feature film (Liebeskomedy) that premiered in 1953 and directed by Paul Martin for West Berlin's CCC-Film. The film is an adaptation of a novel by István Szomaházy and a remake of the film Die Privatsekretärin (1931) directed by Wilhelm Thiele .

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Gerda Weber is a young woman who knows exactly what she wants. She comes to the city from Grünberg because she is looking for a job as a stenographer, and admittedly also a wealthy husband as possible. She finds accommodation in the Schott Pension, where the young residents form a fun community. Roommate Lissy gives her the tip to give Bankhaus Delbrück a try. There, porter Julius, who is actually a music artist, is persuaded to introduce her to Ostermann, the head of the office. Julius warns them about Ostermann, who is notorious for seducing his secretaries. Gerda then has the quick wittedness to win over the office manager without encouraging him to be intimate.

When Ostermann encloses an invitation to an intimate evening at Gerda in a circular with his first assignment, she decides to teach him an apprenticeship and distributes the invitation as a circular. The entire female staff from Ostermann's department is found in the “Lido” bar, except for Gerda, and Ostermann has to keep the ladies free. In order to punish Gerda, he lets her work overtime on a trumped-up charge.

The bank director Erich Delbrück is still a bachelor. His private secretary, Miss Petzold, is in love with him and advises him to finally get married, but at the same time warns him (to recommend himself) against the modern young women who would only take him for his money. When Erich meets Gerda at night in the office doing her detention, he does not reveal himself as the head of the company, but claims that he can protect Gerda from the consequences if she leaves the work unfinished and goes out with him. At Gerda's suggestion, they go to the “Traube”, where porter Julius appears as a popular singer that evening. Because Gerda still doesn't know who her companion is, she tells him a few truths from company events that Erich would hardly have reached under normal circumstances. That same evening, they become lovers.

Erich is happy that Gerda feels drawn to him, even though she thinks he is a small employee. In her champagne mood, however, she chatted that she had always wanted a rich man. He escapes the fact that Gerda has seriously fallen in love with him. The following day he reveals the secret of his identity. Porter Julius sees Gerda as his protégé and wants to remove all obstacles between her and Erich. In order to get rid of the jealous private secretary Miss Petzold, he sent her on a business trip to Bielefeld under a pretext. As a substitute he sends Gerda to Erich's office, where, to her desperation, she learns that Erich no longer trusts her after her admission that she is looking for a rich man.

Julius stands up for Gerda with Erich and also admits that it was he who sent Fraulein Petzold to Bielefeld, with the result that Erich dismissed him without notice. Before that, Julius Gerda had lied that Erich was waiting for her in his apartment that evening, where she was supposed to be taking dictation. In order to test Gerda, Erich makes her the offer to hold her as a lover at great expense. Gerda runs away indignantly, resigns her position and decides to go back to Grünberg.

Erich sends her roses in vain, but she doesn't want to see him again. Ostermann, whom Erich now sends as a messenger, cannot do anything either, but awkwardly takes a box from Gerda, without which she does not want to travel. She is reconciled with Erich. In fact, the box only contains one hat. Julius' resignation is reversed, he receives Ostermann's position; Ostermann is transferred to an all-male department.

Production and world premiere

The producers wanted the film to build on the success of Wilhelm Thiele's Die Privatsekretärin , who made Renate Müller a star in 1931 . They used Paul Martin as director, who knew the film well because he edited it himself in 1930. The script was rewritten, the names of the characters changed, but the plot itself remained largely the same. Sonja Ziemann and Rudolf Prack were won for the leading roles, who had played together for the first time in 1945/1947 in love according to notes and have been considered the dream couple in German post-war film since Black Forest girls, although Prack was a good 20 years older than Ziemann. In Schwarzwaldmädel , Hörbiger had already complemented the duo. Director Martin had already worked with Ziemann and Hörbiger on his film Die Frauen des Herr S. (1951) and with Ziemann immediately beforehand on Life begins at seventeen .

The shooting was carried out in the Hamburg Real-Film-Studio. The film contained the hits "I'm so happy today" and "I have an old aunt".

The world premiere took place on December 17, 1953 in Stuttgart.

Also as boss and secretary - albeit according to a completely different script - Prack and Ziemann were again in Dany in 1956 , please write to see.

criticism

"Naively sympathetic conversation." (Prisma)

The climax of the film is considered to be the scene in which Erich (Prack) and Julius (Hörbiger) meet again the next day in the office after they have been drinking brotherhood in a sparkling mood: “A scene that needs two self-confident actors because it is becoming more and more embarrassing becomes. Hörbiger uses the word “Prack”, Prack reacts evasively, Hörbiger becomes clumsy and confidential, Prack freezes more and more, finally Hörbiger resigns - just in time before being thrown out. How two collide, and one of them has no idea that yesterday is yesterday and that very different standards apply today and that the distance between above and below cannot undermine fraternization. Hörbiger succeeds brilliantly. A lesson. "

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sonja Ziemann. Retrieved September 26, 2018 .
  2. ↑ The private secretary. Retrieved September 26, 2018 .