Sunshine Susie

Sunshine Susie is a 1931 British musical film directed by Victor Saville and starring Renate Müller, Jack Hulbert and Owen Nares.^[1] It was based on a novel by István Szomaházy. An alternate German-language version Die Privatsekretärin was made, also starring Renate Müller.

It is also known under the alternative title The Office Girl. The film established Müller as a star in Britain.^[2]

Cast

• Renate Müller – Susie Surster
• Jack Hulbert – Herr Hasel
• Owen Nares – Herr Arvray
• Morris Harvey – Klapper
• Sybil Grove – Secretary
• Gladys Hamer – Maid
• Daphne Scorer – Elsa
• Barbara Gott – Minor role

Reception

The film was a big hit and was voted the best British film of 1932.^[3]

References

1. http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/52817
2. Bergfelder & Cargnell p.50
3. "Sunshine Susie". The Daily News (Perth, WA: National Library of Australia). 19 August 1933. p. 19. Retrieved 4 March 2013.

Other film versions

• Tales of the Typewriter (December 1916, Hungary, directed by Alexander Korda)
• The Private Secretary (January 1931, Germany, directed by Wilhelm Thiele)
• Dactylo (April 1931, France, directed by Wilhelm Thiele)
• The Private Secretary (July 1931, Italy, directed by Goffredo Alessandrini)
• The Private Secretary (December 1953, West Germany, directed by Paul Martin)

Bibliography

• Bergfelder, Tim & Cargnelli, Christian. Destination London: German-speaking emigrés and British cinema, 1925–1950. Berghahn Books, 2008.

External links

• Sunshine Susie at the Internet Movie Database