Paprika is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Franciska Gaal, Paul Hörbiger and Paul Heidemann.[1] Made by the German branch of Universal Pictures, it was based on a hit play by Max Reimann and Otto Schwartz. A French-language version and an Italian-language version were released the following year. It is also known by the alternative title of Marriage in Haste. In the US, the film was released almost 2 years later in German on 18 May 1934 in the Yorkville theater under the title Wie man Maenner fesselt (How to charm men).
| Paprika | |
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| Directed by | Carl Boese |
| Written by | |
| Based on | Der Sprung in die Ehe, a play by Max Reimann Otto Schwartz |
| Produced by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Reimar Kuntze |
| Edited by | Hilde Grebner |
| Music by | Franz Waxman |
Production company | Victor Klein-Film |
| Distributed by | Deutsche Universal-Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
This was the debut film of actress Claire Glib, who was known also for The Yellow Flag (1937) and Robert and Bertram (1939).[2]
It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gustav A. Knauer and Walter Reimann.[3]
Plot summary
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Cast
edit- Franciska Gaal as Ilona von Takacs
- Paul Hörbiger as Dr. Paul Schröder
- Paul Heidemann as Dr. Max Schröder
- Liselotte Schaak as Ottis Frau
- Hugo Fischer-Köppe as Franz, Hausdiener
- Margarete Kupfer as Paul Schröders Frau
- Claire Glib as Röschen
- Frigga Braut as Minna, Dienstmädchen
- Hermann Picha as Portier
- Carl Walther Meyer as Schornsteinfeger
See also
edit- Paprika (1959), West German remake
References
edit- ^ Bock & Bergfelder p. 144
- ^ How to Catch Men (1932) - Trivia - IMDb. Retrieved 15 March 2025 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ Klaus p.174
Bibliography
edit- Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.
- Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1932. Klaus-Archiv, 1988. ISBN 978-3-927352-07-0.
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