A Girl You Don't Forget

A Girl You Don't Forget

1932 · 92 min · ★ 10.0 · Music, Comedy, Romance

A GIRL YOU DON'T FORGET can be thought of as a backstage musical that treats the whole world as backstage. Melodies seem to be buzzing through the air, available to anyone in the right state of mind. Willi Forst always is, and he is also an actor who can transform any space into a stage. Fritz Kortner, one of the defining personalities of the German theatre scene of the 1920s, makes the most of his star’s talent in an intricately constructed romantic comedy that believes in the truth of artifice. Forst plays Paul Hartwig, a wannabe actor who is reduced to selling books in the cold streets of Berlin. While pursuing his big break, he meets Lisa Brandes (Dolly Haas), another victim of the global financial crisis who has just learned a new trick: cheating horny old men out of their money by selling promises she does not intend to keep. Dedicated theatre man Paul decides to win her over by putting on an act, but a misplaced slap leads to unintended consequences. - Lukas Foerster

Directed by Fritz Kortner · Written by Fritz Kortner

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Dolly Haas Lisa Brandes
Willi Forst Paul Hartwig
Oskar Sima Max Bach
Max Gülstorff Herr Körner
Ida Wüst Frau Körner
Paul Hörbiger Direktor Leopold Schrader
Theo Lingen Hahnen jr.
Hans Leibelt Hahnen sen.
Edwin Jürgensen Sekretär Ewald
Hans Hermann Schaufuß Bornemann
Julius Falkenstein Dr. Berger
Hans Walden Agenturdirektor

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