Sunshine Susie
Sunshine Susie | |
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Ideal Films | |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Sunshine Susie is a 1931 British
It is also known under the alternative title The Office Girl. The film established Müller as a star in Britain.[3]
Synopsis
A young German woman moves to
Cast
- Renate Müller as Susie Surster
- Jack Hulbert as Herr Hasel
- Owen Nares as Herr Arvray
- Morris Harvey as Klapper
- Sybil Grove as Secretary
- Gladys Hamer as Maid
- Daphne Scorer as Elsa
- Barbara Gott as Minor role
Reception
The film was a big hit and was voted the best British film of 1932.[4] Its theme song "Today I Feel So Happy" also became a major hit.[5]
The New York Times though, regretted that the film was "not up to the mark set by the Teutonic work, for the studio acoustics appear to be faulty and in several sequences the director, Victor Saville, has failed to have his scenes as adequately lighted," although the reviewer praised the work of Jack Hulbert and Owen Nares, concluding that "Both give clever performances, the result being that this Gainsborough feature makes for quite a good hour or so of entertainment";[6] and the Motion Picture Herald praised the film as having "a sparkle in every foot."[7]
References
- ^ BFI.org
- ^ Wood p.73
- ^ Bergfelder & Cargnell p.50
- ^ "Sunshine Susie". The Daily News. Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 19 August 1933. p. 19. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- ^ Shafer p.98
- ^ "MOVIE REVIEW Gayety and Melody. - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. 23 March 2023.
- ISBN 9781474290685– via Google Books.
Other film versions
- Tales of the Typewriter (December 1916, Hungary, directed by Alexander Korda)
- The Private Secretary (January 1931, Germany, directed by Wilhelm Thiele)
- Dactylo (April 1931, France, directed by Wilhelm Thiele)
- The Private Secretary (July 1931, Italy, directed by Goffredo Alessandrini)
- The Private Secretary (December 1953, West Germany, directed by Paul Martin)
Bibliography
- Bergfelder, Tim & Cargnelli, Christian. Destination London: German-speaking emigrés and British cinema, 1925–1950. Berghahn Books, 2008.
- Shafer, Stephen C. British Popular Films, 1929-1939: The Cinema of Reassurance. Routledge, 1997.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
- Sunshine Susie at IMDb