Sunshine Susie
| Sunshine Susie | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Victor Saville |
| Produced by | Michael Balcon |
| Written by |
István Békeffy (operetta) Angus MacPhail Victor Saville Franz Schulz Robert Stevenson István Szomaházy (novel) Noel Wood-Smith |
| Starring |
Renate Müller Jack Hulbert Owen Nares |
| Music by | Paul Abraham |
| Cinematography | Mutz Greenbaum |
| Edited by |
Ian Dalrymple Derek N. Twist |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Ideal Films |
Release date | 6 December 1931 |
Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Sunshine Susie is a 1931 British musical comedy film directed by Victor Saville and starring Renate Müller, Jack Hulbert and Owen Nares.[1] The film was shot at Islington Studios[2] with sets designed by Alex Vetchinsky. It was based on a novel by István Szomaházy. An alternate German-language version The Private Secretary was made, also starring Renate Müller.
It is also known under the alternative title The Office Girl. The film established Müller as a star in Britain.[3]
Synopsis
A young German woman moves to Vienna to seek work. With the assistance of Herr Hassell, a friendly commissionaire and budding conductor, she gains a job as a typist with a banking firm. Unknown to her, the man she takes to be a lowly clerk with the company who romances her at the local beer garden. is in fact the bank's director.
Cast
- Renate Müller as Susie Surster
- Jack Hulbert as Herr Hasel
- Owen Nares as Herr Arvray
- Morris Harvey as Klapper
- Sybil Grove as Secretary
- Gladys Hamer as Maid
- Daphne Scorer as Elsa
- Barbara Gott as Minor role
Reception
The film was a big hit and was voted the best British film of 1932.[4] Its theme song "Today I Feel So Happy" also became a major hit.[5]
References
- ↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/52817
- ↑ Wood p.73
- ↑ Bergfelder & Cargnell p.50
- ↑ "Sunshine Susie". The Daily News. Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 19 August 1933. p. 19. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- ↑ Shafer p.98
Other film versions
- Tales of the Typewriter (December 1916, Hungary, directed by Alexander Korda)
- The Private Secretary (January 1931, Germany, directed by Wilhelm Thiele)
- Dactylo (April 1931, France, directed by Wilhelm Thiele)
- The Private Secretary (July 1931, Italy, directed by Goffredo Alessandrini)
- The Private Secretary (December 1953, West Germany, directed by Paul Martin)
Bibliography
- Bergfelder, Tim & Cargnelli, Christian. Destination London: German-speaking emigrés and British cinema, 1925–1950. Berghahn Books, 2008.
- Shafer, Stephen C. British Popular Films, 1929-1939: The Cinema of Reassurance. Routledge, 1997.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.