A Girl You Don't Forget

A GIRL YOU DON'T FORGET can be thought of as a backstage musical that treats the whole world as backstage. Melodies seem to be buzzing through the air, available to anyone in the right state of mind. Willi Forst always is, and he is also an actor who can transform any space into a stage. Fritz Kortner, one of the defining personalities of the German theatre scene of the 1920s, makes the most of his star’s talent in an intricately constructed romantic comedy that believes in the truth of artifice. Forst plays Paul Hartwig, a wannabe actor who is reduced to selling books in the cold streets of Berlin. While pursuing his big break, he meets Lisa Brandes (Dolly Haas), another victim of the global financial crisis who has just learned a new trick: cheating horny old men out of their money by selling promises she does not intend to keep. Dedicated theatre man Paul decides to win her over by putting on an act, but a misplaced slap leads to unintended consequences. - Lukas Foerster

• Release date
• January 20, 1932
• Runtime
• 92 min
• Genres
• Music, Comedy, Romance
• Director
• Fritz Kortner

Cast

Dolly Haas Lisa Brandes Willi Forst Paul Hartwig Oskar Sima Max Bach Max Gülstorff Herr Körner Ida Wüst Frau Körner Paul Hörbiger Direktor Leopold Schrader Theo Lingen Hahnen jr. Hans Leibelt Hahnen sen.