A man on the wrong track
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | A man on the wrong track |
| Country of production | German Empire |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1940 |
| length | 88 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Herbert Selpin |
| script |
Harald G. Petersson Walter Zerlett-Olfenius based on the novel Percy on the wrong track (1938) by Hans Thomas |
| production |
Franz Vogel for Euphono-Film GmbH (Berlin) on behalf of Tobis Filmkunst GmbH |
| music |
Franz Doelle Adolf Doelle |
| camera | Franz Koch |
| cut | Friedel Buckow |
| occupation | |
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A man on astray is a comedy film and an adventure film by director Herbert Selpin from 1940. The literary film adaptation is based on the novel Percy on Astray by the author Hans Zehrer, who publishes under the pseudonym Hans Thomas . In the main role, Hans Albers plays the Swedish industrialist John Percival "Percy" Patterson, who suddenly disappeared without a trace after a business meeting.
action
The Swedish industrialist Percival, known as Percy, Patterson suddenly disappeared after a business meeting with his partner Sully without leaving the slightest trace. Those around him assume a crime. However, the journalist Nilsen suspects a different background: He believes that Patterson went into hiding to avoid prosecution by the authorities. Patterson's daughter Ingrid tries to prove her father's innocence and travels across Europe to find him. During all the confusion over his whereabouts, Patterson sits comfortably in a small town in the Balkan Peninsulas because the harassment of his main shareholder has become too much for him. He also just wanted to avoid his pleasure-seeking daughter for once.
He arrived incognito , pretends to be Emile and does nothing more than enjoy his life. But he didn't count on the instincts of his daughter and the journalist, who find him there, despite his masquerade. When Patterson notices that he has been discovered, he takes a job as a waiter in a health resort, where he meets the singer Lisaweta, who hires him as a chauffeur. He's going to Geneva with her. Once there, he is believed to be an important representative of the people because of his smart chauffeur uniform.
The plot of the film comes to a happy end when Patterson raises enough money to buy back his majority shareholder's stock and to be able to run his company again as he sees fit. Furthermore, he found the woman for life in the singer Lisaveta.
Release dates and different film titles
The film premiered on March 4, 1940 in the Berlin Capitol . In Hungary it was shown for the first time on August 2, 1940 (there under the title Az alvilág vendége ), in France on October 31, 1940 (there under the title La fugue de Mr Patterson ), in Finland on May 10, 1942 (there under the title Herrasmies harhateillä ), in Denmark on May 18, 1942 (there under the title Manden, der forsvandt ) and in Portugal on February 10, 1944 (there under the title Percival Desapareceu? ). In Spain it was released under the title Percy descarriado .
Production notes
Josef Illig and Josef Koch assisted Franz Koch with the camera work. Kurt Wunsch was a still photographer. Fritz Maurischat designed the film structures that Paul Markwitz carried out. The lyrics are from the pen of Charles Amberg . Franz Vogel was in charge of production , Maria Pommer-Pehl designed the costumes. Filming began on September 10, 1939 and dragged on until November of the same year. The filming locations were Lake Starnberg (then called Würmsee ) and Garatshausen .
Hans Albers sang the song Don't worry . The film cost about RM 1,142,000 and grossed RM 2,034,000 by February 1942. A man on the wrong track was thus considered a moderate box office success.
Reviews
"A really unbelievable adventure and mix-up comedy."
See also
Web links
- A man goes astray in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- A man on the wrong track at moviepilot.de
- A man on the wrong track at murnau-stiftung.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ A man on the wrong track (1940) - Release Info - IMDb. In: imdb.com. Retrieved July 26, 2015 .
- ↑ A man on the wrong track. In: filmportal.de. Retrieved July 26, 2015 .
- ↑ Ulrich J. Klaus: Deutsche Tonfilme, 11th year 1940/41, Berlin 2000, p. 108 f.
- ↑ A man on the wrong track. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .