Jonny steals Europe
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Jonny steals Europe |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1932 |
| length | 92 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Harry Piel |
| script |
Werner Scheff Harry Piel |
| production | Harry Piel for Ariel-Film, Berlin |
| music | Fritz Wenneis |
| camera | Ewald Daub |
| cut | Andrew Marton |
| occupation | |
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Jonny steals Europa is a German adventure and crime film comedy by and with Harry Piel from 1932. His wife Dary Holm played the female lead, it was also to be her last film appearance. The story was based on the novel of the same name by Werner Scheff , who also wrote the script together with Piel.
action
Jonny Burck is a sportsman through and through and, moreover, is in debt up to his ears. The only thing he has left is his noble racehorse "Europa". So that it does not end up in the hands of the believers, he keeps the beautiful animal well hidden in a small stable. At night he secretly trains “Europe” in order to prepare the Zossen for a major event with which Jonny also wants to escape his financial misery: the Nice Grand Prix. Only the loyal Jockey Monk and Jonny's German shepherd Greif remained at Jonny's side.
But Jonny has a powerful opponent, the Dievenak Group, a global company that is also active in the highly profitable racing shift business. These people absolutely want to prevent "Europe" from being used at the Grand Prix and numerous small bettors making profits. The pushers plan no less than to remove the horse, which Jonny hears about. He tries to pull his horse out of the field of fire and plans to sell it to the lovely and trustworthy American Ursel Matting or her father. But that doesn't happen anymore, “Europe” is first collected and seized at Dievenak's instigation. At the following auction, Ursel can still bid for “Europe”.
"Europe" is now being stolen several times and then stolen back again, and the gang of smugglers does not shy away from a devious assassination attempt, to which, however, a similar-looking horse falls victim. First, Jonny makes long fingers so that the racehorse is protected from further attacks by his opponents. Dievenak's people, however, find out the whereabouts of "Europe", a ruin in southern France. Jockey Monk is on guard there. However, the thin man is ambushed and left tied up. The horse is gone for now. Ursel is disappointed with Jonny's involvement in all these charades and temporarily turns away from the rider. Jonny is now following in the footsteps of the horse thieves and can bring the expensive horse into his power again. This time he is very careful and can even bring the horse to Nice unnoticed. Here he starts the race with “Europe” and even clinches victory. At the end there is a reconciliation with Ursel, and the two horse lovers finally find each other.
Production notes
Jonny steals Europa was made between March 30th and April 19th, 1932 in Staaken near Berlin (studio) and on the Riviera (external shoots). The first performance took place on July 15, 1932 in Berlin's Titania Palace. The German television premiere was on February 10, 1992 on Pro7. The film was released on DVD in 2009.
Joe Pasternak took over the production management. The film constructions come from Gustav A. Knauer . Eigil Wangøe worked as a still photographer on this production. The sound got Charles Métain , Toncutter Andrew Marton helped Piel made at the scenes as co-director.
criticism
The Österreichische Film-Zeitung wrote: “In this film, Hary [sic!] Piel has two four-legged helpers, the mare“ Europa ”and his dog Greif, who perform amazingly and increase interest in this effective and exciting film. The captivating scenery of the Riviera, the attractive milieu and an ensemble of excellent actors make the film a work that will be a success with all cinema-goers. "
In the lexicon of international films it says: “The rumor-like entanglements are played out with relish; a very entertaining (trivial) film, tailored to the main actor. "
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Jonny saves Europe". In: Österreichische Film-Zeitung , August 27, 1932, p. 2 (online at ANNO ).
- ↑ Jonny steals Europe. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed May 17, 2019 .
Web links
- Jonny steals Europe in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Jonny steals Europe from filmportal.de