A Girl You Don't Forget (1932)
A GIRL YOU DON'T FORGET can be thought of as a backstage musical that treats the whole world as backstage. Melodies seem to be buzzing through the air, available to anyone in the right state of mind. Willi Forst always is, and he is also an actor who can transform any space into a stage. Fritz Kortner, one of the defining personalities of the German theatre scene of the 1920s, makes the most of his star’s talent in an intricately constructed romantic comedy that believes in the truth of artifice. Forst plays Paul Hartwig, a wannabe actor who is reduced to selling books in the cold streets of Berlin. While pursuing his big break, he meets Lisa Brandes (Dolly Haas), another victim of the global financial crisis who has just learned a new trick: cheating horny old men out of their money by selling promises she does not intend to keep. Dedicated theatre man Paul decides to win her over by putting on an act, but a misplaced slap leads to unintended consequences. - Lukas Foerster
Director: Fritz Kortner
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Dolly Haas as Lisa Brandes |
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Willi Forst as Paul Hartwig |
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Oskar Sima as Max Bach |
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Max Gülstorff as Herr Körner |
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Ida Wüst as Frau Körner |
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Paul Hörbiger as Direktor Leopold Schrader |
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Theo Lingen as Hahnen jr. |
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Hans Leibelt as Hahnen sen. |
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Edwin Jürgensen as Sekretär Ewald |
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Hans Hermann Schaufuß as Bornemann |
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Julius Falkenstein as Dr. Berger |
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Hans Walden as Agenturdirektor |
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Theodor Danegger as Hausportier |
| Camera | Robert Baberske | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Fritz Kortner | Writer |
| Writing | Hans Wilhelm | Writer |
| Directing | Carl Behr | Assistant Director |
| Production | Oskar Glück | Producer |
| Sound | Fritz Seeger | Sound |
| Sound | Ralph Erwin | Music |
| Editing | Carl Behr | Editor |
| Directing | Fritz Kortner | Director |
