A 1934 Hungarian gas station rom-com where gender is merely a suggestion and chaos reigns.
Starring Francisca Gaál in a breeches role. Dressed as a boy, a street musician gets a job pumping gas. When s/he starts to have feelings for her patron, watch out for complications in this comedy shot in German in Budapest.
Acting
Francisca Gaál's magnetic, gender-fluid star power
Direction
Henry Koster's Hungarian-to-Hollywood transition energy
Costume
Those breeches. The entire conceit depends on them.
Director
Henry Koster
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Henry Koster directed this in Budapest before fleeing Nazi Germany; he later discovered Abbott & Costello and directed Harvey (1950).
The 'breeches role' has operatic roots, but 1934 audiences would have recognized this as star Francisca Gaál's signature—a Hungarian Jewish performer who later escaped to Hollywood.
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