Girls with poor memory

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Movie
Original title Girls with poor memory
Girls with poor memory Logo 001.svg
Country of production Germany
original language German
Publishing year 1956
length 95 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Géza from Cziffra
script Géza von Cziffra (as Peter Trenck),
Oliver Hassencamp
production Arion film ( Otto Meissner , Géza von Cziffra)
music Michael Jary
camera Willy Winterstein
cut Martha Dübber
occupation

Girls with Bad Memory is a German comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra from 1956 .

action

The daughter of the café owner Anny Prechtl lives in the provinces and dreams of a career as a dancer. Her friend Poldi Kohlegger has made a career as an actor in Munich under the name Peter Parker and regularly sends her letters. Finally, Anny receives permission from her parents to go to Munich. Here she makes the discovery that Poldi never became an actor, but works as a room boy in a small hotel. Poldi accommodates her in the hotel, but the young woman discovers that all of her cash was stolen from her on the train ride. Poldi can initially take care of them by skillfully distributing the guests' food rations. The fraud is exposed, however, Poldi is fired for theft and Anny is thrown from the hotel. Her suitcases stay in the hotel until she can pay the outstanding room bill.

Through Poldi's mediation, Anny had met the bon vivant, poet, photographer and actor Albert Locker the day before. He told her about a case in which a woman was found with memory loss. She was taken to a hospital because she was considered wealthy because of her clothes. When she regained her memory after a shock, they learned that she was really poor and had worked as a mannequin - her dress was a creation of the designer she had just been working for at the time of the memory loss. Her case is now to be filmed, she herself became known. Anny had turned down Albert's suggestion to fake amnesia as well. Well, with no money, no suitcase and no intention of going home a loser, she thinks about it. She is sitting on a park bench crying when a police officer approaches her. Since she cannot answer any of his questions, she is taken to the station. Here, too, Anny sticks to being able to remember neither her name nor her family. A police doctor summoned diagnosed memory loss. Anny is taken to a hospital where she spends the night.

The next day, the police found a missing person report in which a Paul Howard was looking for his daughter. The information matches Anny and so Paul is informed that his daughter has been found. Paul and his wife are dismayed: daughter Mary has actually been missing for three years and should stay that way, as they are planning to take over Mary's inheritance themselves. When they hear of the young woman's memory loss, however, they pick Anny up from the police station and pretend that she is actually their daughter. Anny moves into Mary's room and Paul gives her some wonderful clothes. Meanwhile, Poldi and Albert are looking for Anny and also tell the policeman about their friend, who has just handed Anny over to the Howards. The policeman is puzzled and the investigation begins. In the course of this, Poldi and Albert drive to Rottach-Egern , where the Howards villa is. Poldi, disguised as a resettler Lina, applies for the post of housekeeper and is hired by Paul.

Over time, Anny and Poldi learn the background to the Howards' behavior: Mary will come of age in a few days. She was adopted by the Howards at age three and will own her late parents' fortunes when they come of age. So far the Howards have used it to finance their lavish lifestyle. The Howards are now expecting the notary Mr. Turner from America, who is supposed to transfer the property to Mary. At the same time, Paul stole a signature from Anny on a blank piece of paper, which he gave Anny's consent to leave all financial rights to her parents even after the age of majority. Now the police are intervening. They found the real Mary. Poldi, who is fired because Peter can't keep his hands off the new housekeeper, is replaced by Albert. For the birthday party of “Mary” a band appears, into which the police and Poldi have smuggled themselves. Shortly before the transfer of the fortune, two acquaintances of Poldis appear, both of whom introduce themselves as Peter's sons. When his wife intervenes, they both make it clear that Mary is not real either. The police clears up the case, lets the real Mary appear and Albert, who also works as a reporter, not only receives a suitable photo, but also writes a sensational story with his story about a girl with a poor memory and a fraud of millions that was prevented. Anny and Poldi, in turn, become a couple and are successful singers in Anny's parents' café.

production

Girls with poor memories was shot in the Real-Film-Studio Hamburg as well as in Munich and Rottach-Egern . The film had its premiere on July 12, 1956 in the Hanover Theater am Aegi .

The Jitter Star's, Billy Daniel , Lothar Kirst and John Schapar dance . The musical accompaniment comes from the orchestras of Erwin Lehn and Hazy Osterwald . Various songs can be heard in the film, including:

  • Bully Buhlan: You'll never be a cowboy (Cha-Cha-Cha); Oh my mary girl
  • Nana Gualdi , Peter Weck: A little piece of great happiness (song and slow waltz)
  • Heinz Erhardt: Life has no meaning without love (Samba-Polka)

criticism

The film service called girls with poor memories a "game of confusion with pop music and some Heinz-Erhardt jokes". “Heinz Erhardt alone provides the necessary humor in this slapstick. Conclusion: Homely humor from honest times, "wrote Cinema .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Girls with poor memories. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  2. See cinema.de