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FilmComedyRomanceMusic

Lucky Kids (1936)

Original title: Glückskinder

1936-09-19 · 1h 33m · DE
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After completing work on the British musical Invitation to the Waltz, Lillian Harvey returned to her adopted country of Germany to star in the comedy-with-music Glueckskinder (Children of Fortune). Harvey plays Ann Garden, an unemployed actress who ends up in night court on a loitering charge. Here she meets Gil Taylor (Willy Fritsch), a struggling songwriter temporarily employed as a court reporter. Hoping to keep her out of jail, Gil impulsively tells the judge that he's engaged to Ann -- whereupon the judge, equally impulsively, marries the couple on the spot! After this inauspicious start, Ann and Gil embark upon a rocky (but tuneful) whirlwind romance.

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Paul MartinDirector, WriterRobert A. StemmleWriterCurt GoetzWriter

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Willy FritschWilly FritschGil Taylor, ReporterLilian HarveyLilian HarveyAnn GardenOskar SimaOskar SimaStoddard, ReporterAlbert FlorathAlbert FlorathÖlmagnat Mr. JacksonPaul BildtPaul BildtSchnellrichterPaul KempPaul KempFrank Black, ReporterFred GoebelFred GoebelBillErich KestinErich KestinHopkinsOtto StoeckelOtto StoeckelChefredakteur ManningMax HillerMax HillerStandesbeamterHermann Mayer-FalkowHermann Mayer-FalkowSchallterbeamter beim Morning Post

Keywords

Screwball

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Genre affinityComedy · Romance · MusicTheme affinityScrewballMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityComedyEmotional intensityRomanceDirector preference377093

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What is Lucky Kids about?

After completing work on the British musical Invitation to the Waltz, Lillian Harvey returned to her adopted country of Germany to star in the comedy-with-music Glueckskinder (Children of Fortune). Harvey plays Ann Garden, an unemployed actress who ends up in night court on a loitering charge. Here she meets Gil Taylor (Willy Fritsch), a struggling songwriter temporarily employed as a court reporter. Hoping to keep her out of jail, Gil impulsively tells the judge that he's engaged to Ann -- whereupon the judge, equally impulsively, marries the couple on the spot! After this inauspicious start, Ann and Gil embark upon a rocky (but tuneful) whirlwind romance.

How long is Lucky Kids?

Lucky Kids has a runtime of 93 minutes.