Headfirst into Happiness (German: Kopfüber ins Glück) is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Jenny Jugo, Fritz Schulz and S. Z. Sakall.[1] A separate French-language version Everybody Wins was also produced. Such multiple-language versions were common during the early years of sound before dubbing became more widespread.
| Headfirst into Happiness | |
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 German film poster | |
| German | Kopfüber ins Glück |
| Directed by | Hans Steinhoff |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | Marcel Hellman |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Victor Arménise Karl Puth |
| Music by | Nico Dostal Walter Kollo |
Production company | Marcel Hellmann Film |
| Distributed by | Vereinigte Star-Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier.
Cast
edit- Jenny Jugo as Madeleine
- Fritz Schulz as Marcel Durant
- Alexa Engström as Baronin Clairisse Monteuil
- S. Z. Sakall as Baron Monteuil
- Berthe Ostyn as Jvonne Linné
- Kurt Lilien
- Truus Van Aalten as Lily
- Austin Egen
- Gisa Bergmann
- Albert Paulig
- Luigi Bernauer
- Eugen Rex
References
edit- ^ Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York, NY: Berghahn Books. p. 466. ISBN 1571816550. JSTOR j.ctt1x76dm6.
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