The Man Who Couldn't Say No (German: Der Mann, der nicht nein sagen kann) is a 1938 German romantic comedy film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Karl Ludwig Diehl, Karin Hardt, and Leo Slezak. It is a remake of the 1936 Italian film But It's Nothing Serious also directed by Camerini.[1] It was shot at the Halensee Studios in Berlin.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gabriel Pellon and Heinrich Richter.
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| Directed by | Mario Camerini |
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| Based on | Ma non è una cosa seria (play) by Luigi Pirandello |
| Produced by | Alberto Giacalone |
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| Cinematography | Werner Bohne |
| Edited by | René Métain |
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| Distributed by | Siegel-Monopolfilm |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Plot
editGerman version of the Italian film Ma Non È Una Cosa Seria, from a Pirandello story: a man inoculates himself against emotional entanglement by deliberately marrying a woman he has no interest in and with whom he will spend no time.
Cast
edit- Karl Ludwig Diehl as Memmo Speranza
- Karin Hardt as Gasperina
- Leo Slezak as Barranco
- Werner Finck as Lamanna
- Frauke Lauterbach as Elsa
- Hilde Krüger as Marguerite
- Charlott Daudert as Loletta
- Georgia Lind as Mathilde
- Erik von Loewis as Giulio, Elsas Bruder
- Olga Engl as Theresa, Elsas Mutter
- Hans Stock as Andreas, Elsas Vater
- Erwin Biegel as Giovanni, Diener Memmos
- Else Valery as Luisa, Haushälterin
- Eduard von Winterstein as Colonel, Mathildes Vater
- Hans Hermann Schaufuß as Grizoffi, Pensionsgast
- Hermann Pfeiffer as Virgadamo, Pensiongast
- Margarete Sachse as Lehrerin, Pensiongast
- Irene Margot as Sängerin
- Josef Reithofer as Arzt
References
edit- ^ Nichols & Bazzoni, p. xxiv.
- ^ KLaus p.131
Bibliography
edit- Nichols, Nina daVinci; Bazzoni, Jana O'Keefe (1995). Pirandello and Film. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0-8032-3336-2.
- Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1938. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.
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