''Susanne Cleans Up'' (German: ''Susanne macht Ordnung'') is a 1930

musical comedy film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as break ...

directed by

Eugen Thiele Eugen Thiele (1897–1938) was an Austrian film director and screenwriter. Of Jewish backgroundPrawer p.213 he was the younger brother of Wilhelm Thiele. After a spell as an actor he established himself as a director in the Cinema of Germany, Germ ...

and starring Truus Van Aalten,

Francis Lederer Francis Lederer (November 6, 1899 – May 25, 2000) was an Austro-Hungarian Empire-born American film and stage actor with a successful career, first in Europe, then in the United States. His original name was František (Franz) Lederer. Early ...

and

Albert Paulig Albert Paulig (14 January 1873 – 19 March 1933) was a German film actor who was popular during the silent era. Paulig made his first film in 1914. The following year he appeared in one of Ernst Lubitsch's first directorial attempts, '' A Trip on ...

.Bock & Bergfelder p. 466 The film's sets were designed by the

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Willi Herrmann Willi Herrmann (1893–1968) was a German art director. Selected filmography * '' Madness'' (1919) * '' Child on the Open Road'' (1919) * '' Jettatore'' (1919) * '' Humanity Unleashed'' (1920) * '' The Secrets of Berlin'' (1921) * '' The Mahara ...

Synopsis

Susanne Braun is keen to meet her father who she has never seen, but who supports her financially. She visits the

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who oversees the monthly maintenance payments, but he sets her on completely the wrong track. Consequently she encounters several potential fathers.

Cast

* Truus Van Aalten as Susanne Braun *

as Robert * Mary Parker as Dolores *

as Voeller, Firmeninhaber * Martin Kettner as Bing, Firmeninhaber *

Max Ehrlich Max Michaelis Ehrlich (7 December 1892 – 1 October 1944) was a German Jewish actor, screenwriter, and director on the German theater, comedy and cabaret scene of the 1930s. Ehrlich began his career in the 1920s at various theatres, including ...

as Wasservogel, Prokurist * S.Z. Sakall as Dr. Fuchs, juristischer Berater *

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as Frau von Dr. Fuchs *

Kurt Lilien Kurt Lilien (born Kurt Lilienthal; 6 August 1882 – 28 May 1943) was a German actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1919 and 1933. Lilien was born into a Jews, Jewish family, Lilien would be arrested and sent to Sobibor extermination camp ...

as Klingenberg, Freund Dr. Fuchs' *

Senta Söneland Senta Söneland (9 September 1882 – 20 July 1934) was a German stage and film actress.Ball p.68 Selected filmography * '' The Canned Bride'' (1915) * '' Benjamin the Timid'' (1916) * '' The King of Paris'' (1930) * '' The Copper'' (1930) * '' S ...

as Frau Klingenberg *

Lotte Stein Lotte Stein (1894–1982) was a German actress of the stage and screen. Of Jewish descent, she fled to the United States via Czechoslovakia and Portugal, and arrived at the Port of New York on board the SS ''Mouzinho'' in June 1941. Selected fi ...

as Frau Bing *

Maria Forescu Maria Forescu (15 January 1875 28 October 1947) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian opera singer and film actress. During the silent and talkies era of the German cinema, she appeared in several movies as a supporting actress. When Adolf Hitle ...

as Frl. Laron, Pensionats-Vorsteherin * Irma Godau as Tänzerin Georgette

References

Bibliography

* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

* 1930 films 1930 comedy films Films of the Weimar Republic German comedy films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Eugen Thiele German black-and-white films 1930s German films Films scored by Artur Guttmann Films scored by Leo Leux {{1930s-Germany-comedy-film-stub