A clown plays two men to win one heart — classic Weimar chaos.
Lilian Harvey plays Eva, a young girl taking some time in a health spa and spending her evenings in the town's vaudeville theatre enamoured by a heavily made-up clown called Quick. Quick takes a shine to her and tries to woo her without make-up and masquerading as the theatre's manager. Unable to resolve her feelings for Quick and the theatre manager, Eva is angered when she finally learns that they are one and the same.
Acting
Hans Albers' dual performance steals every scene.
Direction
Siodmak's fluid camera work already turning heads.
Costume
Quick's exaggerated clown getup is unforgettable.
Director
Robert Siodmak
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Siodmak's final German film before fleeing Nazi Germany; his later noir masterpieces like The Killers trace back to these early experiments with identity and shadows.
Lilian Harvey was Germany's biggest star in 1932, yet within a year she'd be branded 'non-Aryan' and her films banned.
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