Girls to marry
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Girls to marry |
| Country of production | German Empire |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1932 |
| length | 101 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Wilhelm Thiele |
| script |
Henry Gilbert Franz Schulz |
| production |
Hermann Fellner Josef Somló |
| music | Michael Krasznay-Krausz |
| camera |
Otto Kanturek Bruno Timm |
| occupation | |
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Girls for Marriage is a love and film comedy from 1932 by Wilhelm Thiele , the last German production of which was before his emigration. Renate Müller , Hermann Thimig and Szöke Szakall play the main roles. The story was based on the play of the same name by Stefan Zágon.
action
Robert, Paul and Willi Goll are three brothers who live under one roof; a real male flat share. Accordingly, it is chaotic for them: a “typical” untidy bachelorette party of three very different types. While Robert has at least one job as head of advertising at a record company, Paul is more dabble than right as a painter. Willi is still going to school and is about to be promoted to the senior class. Landlord Bernstein is on their necks, because he demands that the three finally pay the arrears rent of the past months. Bernstein's main job is a matchmaker and one day he has the idea of pairing Robert Goll with a wealthy young lady, in the hope of finally getting his outstanding money. One day coincidence comes before both of them. When Robert arrives late for work, the young sound engineer Gerda Arnhold covers him in front of the formidable company director Korten. Gerda has been in love with Robert for some time, but he doesn't notice. In gratitude for his rescue, Robert Gerda invited him to a visit to the opera at the last minute - he received free tickets. Here the two young people meet their boss again, who is accompanied by a young lady, Miss Holbach. Korten generously invites Gerda and Robert to follow the action in his spacious box.
Robert accepts with thanks and meets Gerda, who would have loved to spend this evening just with her loved one. In addition, she instinctively recognizes that that Miss Holbach could mean serious competition for her. In order to be able to be really close to Robert at last, she handed in leave of absence from her job and Paul and Willi hired her as domestic help in the men's flat share. They have no idea who Gerda is or what relationship she has with brother Robert. In no time at all, she brings order to the dilapidated apartment. When Robert returned from the office in the evening, he was amazed: the shared apartment had never looked so sparkling clean! Caretaker Bernstein has meanwhile found out about Roberts meeting Ina Holbach. The young lady is extremely rich as the heiress of the United Hüttenwerke and therefore perfect as Robert's future. The matchmaker in Bernstein senses the possibility of finally getting the outstanding rent of the past three months. After some time, Gerda is fed up with Roberts' disregard. To make him jealous, she wants to hook up with another customer of Bernstein, the chubby provincial Alois Novak. Now Robert finally realizes what he has in Gerda and cancels a planned appointment with Ina Holbach. Finally the two lovers come together.
Production notes
Girls to be married was made in the UFA studios in Neubabelsberg between February 1 and March 3, 1932. The film, which had previously been shown in the German provinces, premiered on April 15, 1932 in Berlin's Gloria Palast .
Co-producer Josef Somló also took over the production management. The musical arrangement of the compositions by Michael Krausz was in the hands of Paul Hühn . The micro jazz and concert orchestra played, the Melody-Gents sang. Hans Jacoby created the film structures. Robert Leistenschneider was the unit manager. For cameraman Otto Kanturek this was his 200th film.
From May 1932 director Thiele produced a British version of the film. Her name was Marry Me and she also had Renate Müller in the lead role. All other cast members were British.
Music track
The following music titles distributed by Alrobi-Musikverlag GmbH Berlin were played:
- You can be so lovely!
- We can all use a little joy
- It is so wonderful to get up
- I want to get married
criticism
The Österreichische Film-Zeitung wrote: “The really well played film shows Wilhelm Thiele's brilliant directorial performance in a number of excellent directorial ideas. 'Mädchen zum Heiraten' is a new hit from the director of the 'Privatsekretärin', who can be put alongside this film on an equal footing. "
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Ulrich J. Klaus: Deutsche Tonfilme 3rd year 1932. S. 142 (084.32), Berlin 1990
- ↑ "Girls to be married". In: Österreichische Film-Zeitung , April 30, 1932, p. 2 (online at ANNO ).
Web links
- Girls to marry in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Girls to get married at filmportal.de