One Hour of Happiness (1931)
The two happy fitters Eddy and Tommy are doing overtime to ensure the great travel-exhibition of the department store they work in is ready for display. Outside, they see a poor newspaper seller, who looks longingly at the beautiful things in the display window. So they simply decide to smuggle the unfortunate inside and compete to win her favor by giving her gifts from the shelves of the department store. In their frenzy of happiness, they don’t notice that the girl is taking the fun little game for the truth. When she realizes that she has to give back the alleged gifts, she runs away.
Director: William Dieterle
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Evelyn Holt as Das Mädel |
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William Dieterle as Eddy |
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Harald Paulsen as Tommy |
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Hans Reimann as Der Nachtwächter |
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Dolly Haas as Die Puppe |
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Julius Brandt as Der Portier |
| Directing | William Dieterle | Director |
| Writing | William Dieterle | Writer |
| Writing | Karl Peter Gillmann | Writer |
| Production | Felix Pfitzner | Producer |
| Sound | Jean Gilbert | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Wilhelm Ballasz | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Charles J. Stumar | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Carl Otto Bartning | Editor |
| Art | I.R. Pán | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paul Dannenberg | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Fred Lyssa | Production Manager |
| Production | Joe Pasternak | Production Manager |
| Production | Curt Motl | Unit Manager |