Glückskinder

Name: Glückskinder
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1936-08-19
Duration: 1 h 33 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Lilian Harvey, Willy Fritsch, Paul Kemp

1936
1h 33m

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7.0/10

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Oskar Sima, Willy Fritsch, Lilian Harvey, and Paul Kemp in Glückskinder (1936)

Comedy

Journalist Gil Taylor has to write a report about the night court, when Ann Gardens case is heard. The young lady seems to be homeless. Gil tries to help her. Thats when trouble starts.Journalist Gil Taylor has to write a report about the night court, when Ann Gardens case is heard. The young lady seems to be homeless. Gil tries to help her. Thats when trouble starts.Journalist Gil Taylor has to write a report about the night court, when Ann Gardens case is heard. The young lady seems to be homeless. Gil tries to help her. Thats when trouble starts.

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IMDb RATING

7.0/10

245

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
This is the film that was previewed for the Nazis prior to allow "Nation's Pride" to be shown at the French Cinema House in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds (2009).

Connections
Alternate-language version of Les gais lurons (1936)

Soundtracks
Ich wollt' ich wär' ein Huhn
Music by Peter Kreuder
Lyrics by Hans Fritz Beckmann
Performed by Paul Kemp, Oskar Sima, Willy Fritsch and Lilian Harvey

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Featured review

8/10

FIRST CLASS ENTERTAINMENT

The classic German screwball comedy that is a free remake of It Happened One Night. But Paul Martin himself was the first to admit that he never fully captured the right atmosphere. Be that as it may, Glückskinder is first class entertainment, is very well directed and has brilliant and witty dialogue by Curt Goetz. The cinematography is very good and Paul Martin's use of panning and traveling is outstanding. Furthermore there are a couple of nice and silly songs and dances to finish the film off.

As to the cast: Harvey and Fritsch were the dream couple of German 30's cinema (and a good source of income for the UFA) and choosing them as leads was obvious. However, though both are good and charming (as Lilian Harvey always was), neither do not seem totally equiped for the job; here they lack a certain extra to make the viewer completely involved in their relationship. In this they are outdone by Paul Kemp and Oskar Sima, who both had the time of their lives in their parts.

In all literature on this film I never saw mentioned the small part of the judge played by Paul Bildt. Please note this scene: he is brilliant.