Sunshine Susie
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Sunshine Susie is a 1931 British
musical film
directed by Victor Saville
and starring Renate Müller
, Jack Hulbert
and Owen Nares
. It was based on a novel by István Szomaházy. An alternate German-language version Die Privatsekretärin
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.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
musical film
Musical film
The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...
directed by Victor Saville
Victor Saville
Victor Saville was an English film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed 39 films between 1927 and 1954...
and starring Renate Müller
Renate Müller
Renate Müller was a German singer and actress in both silent films and sound films, as well as on stage.One of the most successful actresses in German films from the early 1930s, she was courted by the Nazi Party to appear in films that promoted their ideals, but refused...
, Jack Hulbert
Jack Hulbert
John Norman "Jack" Hulbert was a British actor, specialising primarily in comedy productions.-Biography:Born in Ely, Cambridgeshire, he was the elder and more successful brother of Claude. He was educated at Cambridge and appeared in many shows and revues, mainly with the Cambridge Footlights. He...
and Owen Nares
Owen Nares
Owen Ramsay Nares had a long stage and film career and, for most of the 1920s, was Britain's favourite matinée idol and silent film star...
. It was based on a novel by István Szomaházy. An alternate German-language version Die Privatsekretärin
Die Privatsekretärin (1931 film)
Die Privatsekretärin is a 1931 German musical film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and starring Renate Müller, Hermann Thimig and Felix Bressart. An English-language version Sunshine Susie was made, also starring Renate Müller. A French language version Dactylo and an Italian-language La segretaria...
was made, also starring Renate Müller.
It is also known under the alternative title
Alternative title
An alternative title is a film distribution device. Films are commonly released under a different title when they are screened or sold in a different country. This can vary from small alteration to the title, such as the addition of The, to wholesale changes...
The Office Girl. The film established Müller as a star in Britain.
Cast
- Renate MüllerRenate MüllerRenate Müller was a German singer and actress in both silent films and sound films, as well as on stage.One of the most successful actresses in German films from the early 1930s, she was courted by the Nazi Party to appear in films that promoted their ideals, but refused...
- Susie Surster - Jack HulbertJack HulbertJohn Norman "Jack" Hulbert was a British actor, specialising primarily in comedy productions.-Biography:Born in Ely, Cambridgeshire, he was the elder and more successful brother of Claude. He was educated at Cambridge and appeared in many shows and revues, mainly with the Cambridge Footlights. He...
- Herr Hasel - Owen NaresOwen NaresOwen Ramsay Nares had a long stage and film career and, for most of the 1920s, was Britain's favourite matinée idol and silent film star...
- Herr Arvray - Morris HarveyMorris Harvey-Selected filmography:* Sunshine Susie * A Southern Maid * The Love Test * The Sky's the Limit * Let the People Sing * The Great Mr. Handel * Old Mother Riley Overseas -External links:...
- Klapper - Sybil GroveSybil GroveSybil Grove was born Sybil Marian Westmacott. She was a British actress. born 4th October 1891 in Teddington, Middlesex, England, UK. She was also known as Sybil Wingrove....
- Secretary - Gladys Hamer - Maid
- Daphne Scorer - Elsa
- Barbara GottBarbara Gott-Selected filmography:* Downhill * Ringing the Changes * Lily of Killarney * Compromising Daphne * At the Villa Rose * The House of the Arrow * The Sport of Kings...
- Minor role