Hard Luck Mary (German: Pechmarie) is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Erich Engel and starring Jenny Jugo, Friedrich Benfer, and Willi Schur.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Emil Hasler and Arthur Schwarz. It was released in the United States in 1935 by Fox Film.
Synopsis
Marie, after a run of bad luck, is living in a room in a Berlin slum. Her house painter boyfriend Peter becomes jealous of her dalliance with another man. Marie's luck finally turns when she wins the lottery and reconciles with Peter.
Cast
- Jenny Jugo as Marie
- Friedrich Benfer as Peter
- Willi Schur as Bonse
- Mally Georgi as Lilli
- Ernst G. Schiffner as Brauer
- Gerhard Bienert as Kagel
- Karl Hannemann as Der Portier
- Hans von Zedlitz as Ein Afrikaforscher
- Hans Kettler as Ein Bursche
- Artur Malkowsky as Ein Polizist
- Wolfgang Staudte
- Josef Reithofer as Ein Kellner
- Louis Brody as Ein Neger
- Horst Birr
- Dolly Raphael
- Hans Meyer-Hanno
- Arthur Reinhardt
- Eva Schmid-Kayser
- Reinhold Gerstenberg
- Max Haß-Eckardt
- Fred Immler
- Gustav Lindström
- Theodor Thony
References
Bibliography
- Waldman, Harry (2008). Nazi Films in America, 1933–1942. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3861-7.
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