''Quick'' is a 1932 German

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directed by

Robert Siodmak Robert Siodmak (; 8 August 1900 – 10 March 1973) was a German film director who also worked in the United States. He is best remembered as a thriller specialist and for a series of films noirs he made in the 1940s, such as '' The Killers'' (19 ...

and starring

Lilian Harvey Lilian Harvey (born Helene Lilian Muriel Pape; 19 January 1906 – 27 July 1968) was an Anglo-German actress and singer, long based in Germany, where she is best known for her role as Christel Weinzinger in Erik Charell's 1931 film ''Der Kongre ...

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and

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. A separate French-language version was made, also directed by Siodmak and starring Harvey.Hardt p. 122 The film is based on a play by Félix Gandéra. It was made by Germany's largest company

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at the

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, with sets by art director

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. It premiered at the

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. A separate French-language film ''

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'' featuring Harvey was also produced.

Plot

A woman staying at a health spa, Lillian Harvey, goes to the theater every night to see "Quick" a comic performer, who wears clown make-up. She meets him off stage, without make-up and doesn't recognize him. He courts her, hoping she'll like him for himself but she maintains her crush on "Quick."

Cast

as Eva Prätorius *

as Quick, Music Clown *

as Lademann, Quick's manager *

Willy Stettner Willy Stettner (1895–1961) was a German singer and stage and film actor.Wottrich p.166 Selected filmography * ''The Land of Smiles'' (1930) * ''How Do I Become Rich and Happy?'' (1930) * ''The Night Without Pause'' (1931) * '' Victoria and Her ...

as Herr von Pohl, named Dicky * Albert Kersten as Professor Bertram *

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as Direktor Henkel *

Paul Westermeier Paul Westermeier (9 July 1892 – 17 October 1972) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * ''Wedding in the Eccentric Club'' (1917) * '' Agnes Arnau and Her Three Suitors'' (1918) * '' About the Son'' (1921) * '' Memoirs of a Film Act ...

as Clock *

Genia Nikolaieva Genia Nikolajewa (1904–2001) was a Russian-born German actress who made films in several countries, notably in Germany where she appeared in films such as Robert Siodmak's 1932 comedy ''Quick''Alpi p.345 in a succession of supporting or minor ro ...

as Marion, dancer *

Käthe Haack Käthe Haack (born Käte Lisbeth Minna Sophie Isolde Haack; 11 August 1897 – 5 May 1986) was a German stage and film actress. She appeared in more than 200 films and 30 television productions between 1915 and 1985. Life and career Käte Li ...

as Frau Koch *

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as Charlotte *

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as Headwaiter

References

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External links

* 1932 films 1932 comedy films German comedy films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Robert Siodmak UFA GmbH films German multilingual films Circus films German black-and-white films Films produced by Erich Pommer 1932 multilingual films 1930s German films Films shot at Babelsberg Studios {{1930s-comedy-film-stub