WriterIstvan Bekeffy (operetta), Victor Saville (adaptation), Franz Schulz (screenplay), Robert Stevenson (scenario), Istvan Szomahazy (novel)
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Sunshine Susie is a 1931 British musical comedy film directed by Victor Saville and starring Renate Müller, Jack Hulbert and Owen Nares. The film was shot at Islington Studios with sets designed by Alex Vetchinsky. It was based on a novel by István Szomaházy. An alternate German-language version The Private Secretary was made, also starring Renate Müller.
It is also known under the alternative title The Office Girl. The film established Müller as a star in Britain.
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Synopsis
A young German woman moves to Vienna to seek work. With the assistance of Herr Hassell, a friendly commissionaire and budding conductor, she gains a job as a typist with a banking firm. Unknown to her, the man she takes to be a lowly clerk with the company who romances her at the local beer garden. is in fact the bank's director.
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. Its theme song "Today I Feel So Happy" also became a major hit.
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)