Messenger of Love [German version]

Country

Czechoslovakia, Germany

Copyright

1937

Production year

1937

Premiere

25 March 1938

Runtime

89 min

Director

Alwin Elling

Category

film

Genre

comedy

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Poslíček lásky [německá verze]

Czech title

Poslíček lásky [německá verze]

English title

Messenger of Love [German version]

Co-production title

Kein Wort von Liebe

Working title

Ani slovo o lásce / Slečna poslíček

Synopsis

The only employee of a small press agency, the secretary Jiřina Zvoníčková, decides to help her good-natured but ill-fated boss, Brok. In order to secure an interview with the inaccessible "king of fashion" Pavel Toman, she dresses as a young man and gets a job with Toman's company as an errand boy. She gets her interview and other valuable information about Toman. One day, however, Toman sees Jiřina in a café in her female form. She is quick to reply that the errand boy Jiří is her brother. During a company party, errand boy Jiří finds out that Mary, a designer, is secretly photographing new models for a competition. Caught in the act, Mary puts the blame on Jiří who is now revealed to be a girl. Toman sacks Jiřina on the spot and is vexed about what to do since he has now fallen in love with her. On her way out, Jiřina is at least able to give the traitor Mary a good slap. When Jiřina's innocence is proved, Toman asks for forgiveness and also for her hand in marriage.

Note

KDN-N 2445,0 m, KK-A are preserved in the Bundesarchiv-Filmarchiv, Berlin. KDN-A 2342,0 m is preserved in the Gosfilmofond of Russia, Belye Stolby.

Cast

Rolf Wanka

módní tvůrce Hubert Kersten

Richard Romanowsky

přednosta kanceláře Erasmus Stösse

Hans Hermann Schaufuss

hodinář Leutner

Ellen Schwanneke /ž/

Steffie, Leutnerova dcera

Margit Symo /ž/

Stascha Gorgulowová

Walter Szurowy

Fred Curry

Erich Fiedler

reportér Treff

Marion Wünsche /ž/

Gerda, Steffina přítelkyně

Elisabeth Wolf /ž/

stenotypistka u Kerstena

Crew and creators

Director

Alwin Elling

Assistant Director

Gustav Straschnitz

Screenplay

Erwin Kreker

Director of Photography

Ferdinand Pečenka

Set Designer

Arnold Reimann

Production Manager

Václav Dražil

Cooperation

Willy Ströminger (fotograf)

Music

Music Composed by

Jára Beneš

Music Performed by

Orchestr F.O.K. (Music Conducted by Jára Beneš)

Writer of Lyrics

Alwin Elling

Production info

Original Title

Poslíček lásky [německá verze]

Czech Title

Poslíček lásky [německá verze]

English Title

Messenger of Love [German version]

Co-production Title

Kein Wort von Liebe

Working Title

Ani slovo o lásce / Slečna poslíček

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

comedy

Origin country

Czechoslovakia, Germany

Copyright

1937

Production Year

1937

Production specifications

start of filming 6 September 1937
end of filming 6 October 1937
date of censorship 12/1937
withdrawal from distribution 1 June 1940

Premiere

premiere abroad 3 December 1937 (Berlín, Německo)
premiere 25 March 1938 /unsuitable for youths/ (kino Urania /1 týden/, Praha)

Production

Lord-Film, Meissner

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Metropolitan

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

89 min

Original length in metres

2 538 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,37

Colour

black & white

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

Tobis – Klang

Versions

German

Dialogue languages

German

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

German