Der kleine Grenzverkehr

1943
1h 23m

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Hertha Feiler and Willy Fritsch in Der kleine Grenzverkehr (1943)

Dr. Georg Rentmeister on vacation in Reichenhall (Bavaria) is going to meet his friend Karl in Salzburg (Austria). But due to foreign currency regulations he is only allowed to spend 10 Deut... Read allDr. Georg Rentmeister on vacation in Reichenhall (Bavaria) is going to meet his friend Karl in Salzburg (Austria). But due to foreign currency regulations he is only allowed to spend 10 Deutschmarks a month in Austria. After having spent the whole amount for a hat he purchased he... Read allDr. Georg Rentmeister on vacation in Reichenhall (Bavaria) is going to meet his friend Karl in Salzburg (Austria). But due to foreign currency regulations he is only allowed to spend 10 Deutschmarks a month in Austria. After having spent the whole amount for a hat he purchased he is not able to pay the bill in a restaurant, where he assumed to meet his friend Karl who... Read all

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The basis of the plot was the German policy towards Austria under the Nazis before they annexed it in 1938. To save German money and hurt Austrian tourism, Germans were only allowed to spend 10 Reichsmarks a month in Austria. 10 RM was the amount an average worker in 1936 Germany earned in 13 hours, a junior public servant earned about 700 RM a month, could raise a family and pay a maid. In money of 2020 10 RM are considered to be equivalent to $48.

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[at night in Konstanze's bedroom]
[Konstanze preparing the sofa for Georg to stay overnight, then switching off the light]
[Georg Rentmeister standing at the closed door in the room only lit by the full moon]
Konstanze: Switch on the light when I give you permission. Not before! Do you read me?
Georg Rentmeister: Naturally, I'm listening. My ears do work in the dark. Only seeing is difficult.
[Constanze sitting in the dark on her bed, undressing, preparing for sleep]
Konstanze: Georg?
Georg Rentmeister: Yes.
Konstanze: I will count to three... One... two...
Franz-Xaver von Raitenau: [outside in the corridor] Constanze? Are you asleep?
Konstanze: No, Franzl. But I just turned off the light. Sleep well!
Franz-Xaver von Raitenau: You too! Sweet dreams!
Konstanze: Georg?
Georg Rentmeister: Yes.
Konstanze: I think it's better you don't turn on the light anymore.
[the full moon is covered by clouds, turning the room in total darkness]
Georg Rentmeister: I think so, too. But how do I find my sofa?
Konstanze: Please, take three steps ahead... two steps half right... and now one big step right
Georg Rentmeister: At your orders... oops!
[the full moon appears again, the camera panning to the empty sofa lit by the full moon]

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Remade as Salzburger Geschichten (1957)

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JOLLY ROMANTIC COMEDY

The script for this film was made by Erich Kästner using the same pseudonym - Berthold Bürger - as he used for "Münchhausen" of the same year. Based on his own novel he made a fine script that was directed by Hans Deppe with great fun, though the film starts a bit slow. But after Willy Fritsch's first encounter with Hertha Feiler the film gets going and then we have a very jolly romantic comedy with good cast. Fritsch probably was the only one who could get away with a part as a professor who does research into the manner how people laugh and in radiant Hertha Feiler he has a perfect partner.