My lips don't lie
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | My lips don't lie (German Reich) My kisses lie (Austria) |
| Original title | My Lips Betray |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1933 |
| length | 76 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | John G. Blystone |
| script |
SN Behrman Hans Kraly Jane Storm |
| production | Fox Film Corporation |
| music | Hugo Friedhofer |
| camera | Lee Garmes |
| cut | Alex Troffey |
| occupation | |
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My Lips Don't Lie is an American music and romance romance by John G. Blystone . Lilian Harvey can be seen here in her second Hollywood production. The film is based on a play by Attila Orbók and Jacques Natanson .
action
In a small, central European kingdom. Lili Wieler earns her living as a dancer. One day she meets King Rupert's chauffeur. This Oswald Stigmat is very enthusiastic about the delicate limb. young woman and immediately falls in love with her. When he drove Lili home in his supreme boss's sleek carriage, a little later the rumor arose in the kingdom that the monarch had a new flame. Lili doesn't like this rumor, but she leaves it on the advice of her confidante Mamma Watschek, who cares about the young girl. Rupert himself brings the story of the king's new lover on the scene, because he would like to know which young lady the gossip press told him this time. He goes to the theater where Lili is performing and visits her in her cloakroom under the false name of a Captain von Linden. Here he thanks Lili for the performance of a song he wrote himself. What hardly anyone knows: His Majesty is an enthusiastic musician and loves to compose by hand in his free time.
It comes as it has to: the king and the dancer fall in love. On the following day, chauffeur Oswald was commissioned by the king to drive the alleged lover, who has now become a real one, to the castle. The whole atmosphere of grandeur and pomp frighten Lili a little, however. So she is all the happier to meet Captain von Linden, whom she knows and loves, there again. Only with the appearance of Queen Mother Therese does Lili know who she has been flirting with recently. The Queen Mother reproaches her son for choosing a little dancer as a friend, of all things, because what the impoverished kingdom urgently needs now is a really good match. A royal wedding must also bring a lot of money into the royal treasury. When the news of a newly discovered oil well hit the headlines one day, all concerns were blown away, and King Rupert no longer had to look for a rich bride, but could rely entirely on his heart. Finally, he introduces his subjects Lili as the newly elected countess and future queen.
Production notes
My lips don't lie was created in mid-1933 in Hollywood, where Lilian Harvey set out from Berlin in early January 1933. The film premiered on November 4, 1933 in the United States. The Austrian premiere took place on December 22, 1933 under the title Meine Küsse lie , the German at around the same time
The costumes were designed by Joe Strassner , Harvey's long-time house couturier for German films, who was also on board with her for America. The film structures were designed by Joseph C. Wright .
Henry King had directed parts of the film unnamed.
criticism
The Österreichische Film-Zeitung highlighted Harvey's “funny play and dance talent in the richly equipped film”.
Individual evidence
Web links
- My lips do not lie in the Internet Movie Database (English)