Whenever night falls

Movie
Original title	Whenever night falls
Country of production	Germany
original language	German
Publishing year	1961
length	95 minutes
Age rating	FSK 18
Rod
Director	Hans-Dieter Bove
script	Christoph Baal , Klaus-Peter Schulze
production	YES Vesely
music	Wolfram Röhrig
camera	Erich Küchler
cut	Horst Rossberger , Anette Humaeus
occupation
Jan Hendriks : Bobby Elkins Hannelore Elsner : Elke Gerdes Karin Kernke : Karin Klausen Walter Wilz : Dr. Harald Goetz Elisabeth Volkmann : Kitty Almut Berg : Lollo Adeline Wagner : Mady Edith Mill : Gloria Elkins Gerhard Kittler : Prof. Elkins Kalle Gaffkus : Peer Tellmann Peter Parten : Roy Erica Schramm : Mrs. Behrend Karl-Heinz Peters : Dr. Witte Irmgard Hoffmann : Mrs. Brunner, pension landlady Hans Zander : Ted Korinna Rahls : Mrs. Kress, welfare worker

Whenever night falls is a German film drama from 1961 with the very young Hannelore Elsner in one of her first film roles.

action

The easy-going Bobby Elkins, son of a famous dermatologist and his wife Gloria, is a young man who is very carefree with his sex drive. He hangs around bars and pubs every evening and has sexual contact with several women. His life should always get the latest kick, a life in the fast lane. When he caught syphilis one night from a prostitute , he didn't take that too hard either. Instead of going to his father or at least to another doctor with this dangerous illness, he takes the illness lightly and continues to go to bed with other girls whenever night falls, as the film title suggests.

In his irresponsibility, he promptly infects the two young women Elke Gerdes, a young electrician, and Karin Klausen, a helpful laboratory assistant. As a result, all three get into serious conflicts with their parents' homes. Elke is forcibly admitted to a clinic and commits suicide a little later. It wasn't until late that Bobby realized the irresponsibility of what he was doing and trusted the young doctor Dr. Goetz. After this encounter, Bobby has to pay heavily for his reckless behavior, as the film morality of the late Adenauer years wants: He drives his car to his death.

Production notes

Whenever night falls , it had its mass start on December 1, 1961 in several German cities. The B-film opened in Austria on August 10, 1962.

Reviews

Paimann's film lists summed up: "The not new topic of the economic boom jeunesse dorée, but with well-seen details."

"A miserable film, amateurish in design."

- Lexicon of international film

"The drama about syphilis, also referred to as 'slaves of vice', aims at the hypocritical demonstration of the consequences of a lifestyle called 'immoral'."

- kino.de

Web links

• Whenever it is night in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Whenever night falls at filmportal.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Always when night falls in Paimann's film lists ( memento of the original from August 29, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Always when night falls in the lexicon of international films
3. ↑ Always when night falls on kino.de