Reluctant Maharajah
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| Original title | Reluctant Maharajah |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1950 |
| length | 85 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
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| Director | Ákos of Ráthonyi |
| script | Kurt Bortfeldt |
| production | Artur Brauner |
| music | Friedrich Schröder |
| camera | Ekkehard Kyrath |
| cut | Johanna Meisel |
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Reluctant Maharajah is a German film game from 1950. Directed by Ákos von Ráthonyi , Olga Chekhova and Kurt Seifert, who later become the "dream couple of German films of the 1950s", Sonja Ziemann and Rudolf Prack, play other leading roles as the hapless hair restorer .
action
The hair restorer manufacturer Karl Brummer is the worst possible self-promotion of his own product: namely, he is a deplorable bearer of a bald head. Since his remedy “Anti Glazin” can hardly be sold under these circumstances, one day he goes abroad in the fog and night, where an alleged miracle hairdresser can coax hair out of even the most hopeless headstock, as rumor has it. A considerable number of bald people have already gathered there, for whom that “hair magician” appears as the last hope. On the way, Mr. Brummer is seized by crooks and ends up in the entourage of an ominous maharajah from Hatschipur, who thanks to his "plate" is also on the way to the hair magician - of course completely incognito.
Meanwhile, Brigitte Brummer, the manufacturer's daughter, has clung to the heels of her father and the vehicle of the Indian nabob. On her journey into the unknown, Brigitte meets the charming secretary of the Indian ruler, Jonny Williams. Both quickly begin to feel something for each other. Upon arrival, the manufacturer is first mistaken for the maharajah, and so a number of entanglements begin, which cause a lot of confusion. In the end the hoped-for miraculous increase in hair turns out to be an illusion, but at least Brummer's daughter Brigitte encountered obstacles to her great love on this journey. And the Maharajah becomes the “key witness” for the effectiveness of Brummer's “Anti Glazin”.
Production notes
Filming of Reluctant Maharajah began on February 28, 1950 and ended in April of that year. The film was shot in the CCC studios in Berlin-Spandau . The film premiered on June 1, 1950 in Düsseldorf; the Berlin premiere was on July 4, 1950.
Max Koslowski took over the production management. Willi A. Herrmann and Heinrich Weidemann designed the film buildings.
Producer and bald-headed Artur Brauner himself had the idea for this film ulk. Rudi Schuricke and Rita Paul will sing , the “Fire Brigade, Fire Brigade, my little heart is burning brightly” and “In a night on the Ganges”.
useful information
For Sonja Ziemann and Rudolf Prack this was the last film before their big breakthrough as a film couple, which from then on was only called “Zieprack” within the industry: A few months later, both actors had a resounding success with the first German color film Black Forest Girl .
criticism
“Anyone who still owns a few tufts of hair is sure to laugh a lot. How the others react is difficult to say ... "
“Shallow gibberish about a miracle hairdresser who is said to be able to remove baldness. Mixing up two customers, a maharajah with a hair restorer, leads to moderately comical ideas; the interspersed dance interludes were probably considered frivolous at the time of creation. "
Individual evidence
- ^ Reluctant Maharajah in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed on April 1, 2020
Web links
- Maharajah against his will in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Maharaja against his will at filmportal.de