Always trouble with the bed
| Movie | |
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| Original title | Always trouble with the bed |
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| Country of production | Federal Republic of Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1961 |
| length | 87 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
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| Director | Rudolf Schündler |
| script |
Janne Furch , Stefan Gommermann |
| production | Artur Brauner for Alfa-Film |
| music | Gerhard Becker |
| camera | Siegfried Hold |
| cut | Waltraud Wischniewsky |
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Always Trouble with the Bed is a German comedy film that was shot in 1961 under the direction of Rudolf Schündler . The black and white film produced by Artur Brauner premiered on July 1, 1961 at the Berlinale , but did not take part in the competition. The mass start in German cinemas took place on August 11, 1961. In Austria, the film was shown under the title Meine Frau, das Callgirl, originally intended for Germany as well .
action
Rosemarie and Peter Schulze have been married for half a year and have just moved into a new apartment. While Rosemarie at home, the new cleaning lady instructor Erna Meyer, receives Peter, who actually inspector in the homicide is a new job. At the urging of MP Windmacher, he should clarify the origin of some pornographic images for the customs department . Meanwhile, in the establishment of a certain Madame Kovacz, disguised as an antique shop, the new employee Vivi has started work. She meets with a customer in an apartment that is in the same building as the Schulzes' apartment. Meanwhile, inspector Peter Schulze and his assistant are following the first lead that leads them to the well-known bar “Bei Jonny”. Vivi has since returned to her unsuspecting fiancé, the less than successful sculptor Gabriel Ernst. When he discovers a ring that Vivi got from her customer, she simply lies to him that her friend Rosemarie is offering her the piece of jewelry for sale.
The next morning, the investigators expect the arrival of a highly suspicious man named Meister from Frankfurt . His companion also works for Madame Kovacz and maintains contact with MP Windmacher, of all people. On the recommendation of Madame Kovacz, Master wants to pay a visit to the attractive Vivi. In the elevator, the carpenter Otto Schwarz, who is to repair the Schulze's bed on Erna Meyer's behalf, engages him in a momentous conversation. In the end, both no longer know which floor they have to go to. So the craftsman ends up with Vivi and the suitor, shadowed by two detectives, ends up with Rosemarie Schulze.
A little later, Meister reports to his boss Lajos that he has left a whole bag with slippery photos with Rosemarie Schulze. Lajos then breaks into the Schulze's apartment. Meanwhile, Detective Director Lessing informs Peter Schulze about the monstrous suspicion that Rosemarie is secretly working as a call girl . When Peter rushes to his wife, the sculptor Gabriel Ernst shows up to bring back the ring that, according to his wife, belongs to Rosemarie. When he discovers Lajos in the closet, Peter sees his colleagues' suspicions confirmed. He's demanding a divorce.
At the same time, the cleaning lady Erna Meyer and the carpenter Otto Schwarz get close. Otto tells of his special experiences in Vivi's apartment. Then Erna discovers the bag with the offensive photos, which was obviously confused with Otto's tool bag. When Erna and Otto pay a visit to the desperate Rosemarie, the women's criminological talents are awakened. Even before the official investigators, they suspect that all the mix-ups are related to a long-sought call girl ring. They are following the woman who met with MP Windmacher in the apartment above the Schulzes. After a visit to the “Bei Jonny” bar, the call girl as well as Erna and Rosemarie end up in police custody . At the watch, Windmacher had an unexpected encounter with the call girl, who also turned out to be a model in the immoral photos.
Erna and Rosemarie, who are at large again, have found the Kovacz antique shop as the base of the call girl ring. Lajos, master and his companion are able to expose and detain the two detectives. Meanwhile, the carpenter Otto Schwarz explains to the inspector Peter Schulze that the two apartments have been mixed up. With Vivi's support, Peter and his colleagues succeed in breaking the call girl ring and freeing his wife and Erna from the hands of the criminals.
History of origin
Pre-production and script
Always trouble with the bed is based on an idea by Stefan Gommermann. The film was made under the working title Meine Frau, das Callgirl as a parody of the popular moral and scandal films of the time . Not least because of the sensational murder of the prostitute Rosemarie Nitribitt in October 1957, this genre was particularly popular until the early 1960s. In addition to Gommermann, who gave the idea, Janne Furch was hired to produce the script .
production
The shooting took place from April to May 1961 in West Berlin and in the studios of CCC-Film in Berlin-Haselhorst . The film constructions came from Paul Markwitz and Wilhelm Vorwerg . Vera Mügge acted as costume designer . The assistant director was Eva Ebner .
music
The original film music was composed and arranged by Gerhard Becker . The following songs were also used in the film:
- Choir: Liebelei am Telefon (title music; music: Gerhard Becker; text: Hans Bradtke )
- Ping Ping: Sucu Sucu (Music and Text: Rojas)
- Trude Herr: Brautjammer (I hear the bells) (in the opening credits: Glocken-Song ; music: Gerhard Becker; text: Gustaf Schellhardt)
reception
publication
Always Trouble with the Bed was approved by the FSK from 18 years of age on June 21, 1961 and premiered out of competition on July 1, 1961 at the Berlin International Film Festival. The West German mass start took place on August 11 of the same year. The film ran in Austria from August 24th under the title Meine Frau, das Callgirl . For publication on DVD , the age rating was downgraded to 6 years in 2006.
Reviews
“[…] As is customary in crime grotesques, one involvement replaces the other, until Trude Herr, as a cleaning lady with a flair for crime, finds the really easy girls. Not least thanks to her comic talent, the whole thing remains cheerful and harmless fun. "
"Even if this topic would have been more suitable as a parody, instead of operating with slapstick and prototypes, amusing situations and dialogue points come about with good-humored actors that make the whole thing [...] quite entertaining for urban circles."
"A film amusement game whose tiny parodic approaches disappear behind its clumsy comedy."
Web links
- Trouble with the bed in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Always trouble with the bed at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ 87 minutes for cinema projection (24 images / second), 84 minutes for television playback (25 images / second), film length: 2391 meters
- ↑ a b Certificate of Release for Always Trouble with the Bed . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , February 2006 (PDF; test number: 25 528 DVD).
- ↑ Always having trouble with the bed. In: Abendblatt.de. Hamburger Abendblatt , August 26, 1961, accessed on October 28, 2016 .
- ↑ My wife, the call girl. (No longer available online.) In: old.filmarchiv.at. Paimann's film lists , No. 2652_1, August 31, 1961, archived from the original on October 28, 2016 ; accessed on October 28, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Always having trouble with the bed. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
