''What Men Know'' (German: ''Was wissen denn Männer'') is a 1933 German

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directed by

Gerhard Lamprecht Gerhard Lamprecht (6 October 1897 – 4 May 1974) was a German film director, screenwriter and film historian. He directed 63 films between 1920 and 1958. He also wrote for 26 films between 1918 and 1958. Life and career Lamprecht was fasci ...

and starring

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, Erwin Kalser and Toni van Eyck.Kreimeier p.218 It was shot at the

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. The film's sets were designed by the art director Werner Schlichting. It was remade as the Swedish film '' What Do Men Know?'' the same year.

Synopsis

A young woman from the country has a relationship with a

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who then abandons her. When she falls pregnant from the affair it causes a local scandal.

Cast

as Karl Christians * Erwin Kalser as Herr Barthel * Toni van Eyck as Hertha Barthel * Ruth Hellberg as Gertrud Kroschelt * Ilse Korseck as Margot * Eduard Rothauser as Invalide Schultheiss *

Elsa Wagner Elsa Wagner (24 January 1881 – 17 August 1975) was a German actress who appeared in numerous theatrical productions and feature films during the 20th century, including 1920's ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari''. Life and career Born as Elisabe ...

as Mutter Kroschelt * Fritz Odemar as Oberpostsekretär Haber *

Hans Hermann Schaufuß Hans Hermann Schaufuß (13 July 1893 – 30 January 1982) was a German actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1922 to 1969. His sons were actors Hans Joachim Schaufuß and Peter-Timm Schaufuß. Selected filmography References ...

as Vater Kroschelt * Hedy Krilla as Fräulein Berghuhn

References

Bibliography

* Kreimeier, Klaus. ''The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918-1945''. University of California Press, 1999. * Rentschler, Eric. ''The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife''. Harvard University Press, 1996.

External links

* 1933 films 1933 drama films German drama films Films of the Weimar Republic 1930s German-language films Films directed by Gerhard Lamprecht German black-and-white films Films shot at Babelsberg Studios UFA GmbH films Films scored by Eduard Künneke 1930s German films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub