Erika Glaessner Movies
- 1936
Before he became the principal cinematic spokesperson for the Nazi Party, director Veit Harlan was capable of turning out such frothy comedies as Der Muede Theodor (Weary Theodor). The title character, played by Weiss Ferdl, is a retired hotel proprietor who meager savings are commandeered by his henpecking wife. Befriending actress Gretl Theimer, our hero takes a secret night job as a hotel waiter to finance Theimer's upcoming musical show. Inevitably, Theodor's wife shows up at the hotel where her husband is moonlighting, whereupon sturm und drang reigns supreme. The biggest laughs are reserved for the end, when Theodor must double as both guest and waiter at a fancy dinner party. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Erika Glaessner
- 1936
"Ist Mein Mann Nicht Fabelhaft?" ("Isn't My Husband Wonderful?") coos adoring wife Lu Brandt (Lien Deyers). Lu's hubby Victor (Georg Alexander) may indeed be wonderful, but rich he's not. A lowly employee in a record-player factory, Victor discovers that his wife has told their neighbors that he's actually the company's supervisor. Rather than embarrass Lu, Victor tries to live up to his reputation -- and nearly goes broke in the process. But the worst is still to come when Victor's neighbors, each of them laboring under the misapprehension that they're musically talented, descend upon the Victrola factory en masse demanding auditions. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Georg Alexander, Lien Deyers, (more)
- 1936
Herman Speelmans plays the title character in the German comedy Ein Ganzer Kerl (A Regular Fellow). The plot is hardly new: young go-getter Karl Grosse (Speelmans) bluffs his way into a big-time business firm, rescuing the organization from bankruptcy with his brash, bold new ideas. He also wins the boss' daughter, played by Lien Deyer. But for its setting, a German sausage factory, and the Teutonic character names, Ein Ganzer Kerl could have been a typical get-rich-quick Hollywood comedy, ideally suited for the likes of James Cagney or Robert Young. Like many German comedies of the 1930s, Ein Ganzer Kerl was designed to keep the viewer's minds off their problems, so all temptations to propagandize on behalf of the Third Reich are avoided. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Joe Stoeckel, Erika Glaessner, (more)
- 1933
Love and Kisses, Veronika is the English-language title for this farcical Hungarian romance. Franziska Gaal stars as Veronika, a pretty flower-store clerk who's in love with her boss Paul Rainer (Paul Hoerbiger). Trouble brews when married insurance agent Max Becker (Otto Wallburg) orders a bouquet of roses for his wife. The flowers arrive with an accompanying card, reading "Love and Kisses, Veronika." It's all a mistake, of course, but try telling that to Becker's wife (Hilde Hildebrandt) -- or to Paul. Everything is straightened out to everyone's satisfaction just in time for the "End" title to appear. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Franziska Gaal, Paul Hoerbiger, (more)
