One woman, two jobs, two men—Nazi-era escapism at its most delightfully chaotic.
A young woman works for two different men, both of whom fall in love with her. In the mornings she is secretary for a popular author and in the afternoons for a singer. Which of them will she settle for?
Acting
Luise Ullrich's secretary double-life energy carries the entire enterprise.
Production
Glimpses of UFA's glossy decline into ideological escapism—fascinating case study.
Director
Karl Georg Külb
Luise Ullrich
Hanni Weber, Sekretärin
Johannes Heesters
Enrico Villanova, Tenor
Viktor Staal
Heinz Wölfing, Schriftsteller
Hans Brausewetter
Holzer, Verleger
Beppo Brem
Sanitäter
Trude Haefelin
Hilde
Rudolf Platte
Kubinka, Masseur
Charlott Daudert
Lola
Hans Junkermann
Dorit Kreysler
Lilli
Michael von Newlinsky
Franz Arzdorf
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during the war but set in peacetime, this was 'withdrawal cinema'—Nazi-approved fluff designed to distract from reality. Külb specialized in these harmless confections while Goebbels demanded escapism.
Johannes Heesters became the oldest active performer in history, still singing at 108. His Nazi-era career haunted him; Dutch audiences booed him into his centenarian years.
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