Paprika (1932 film)

For other films named Paprika, see Paprika (disambiguation).

Paprika is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Franciska Gaal, Paul Hörbiger and Paul Heidemann. Made by the German branch of Universal Pictures, it was based on a hit play by Max Reimann and Otto Schwartz. A French-language version and an Italian-language version were released the following year. It is also known by the alternative title of Marriage in Haste. In the US, the film was released almost 2 years later in German on 18 May 1934 in the Yorkville theater under the title Wie man Maenner fesselt (How to charm men).

Paprika
Directed by	Carl Boese
Written by	Bobby E. Lüthge Max Reimann (play) Otto Schwartz (play)
Produced by	Alberto Giacalone Viktor Klein
Starring	Franciska Gaal Paul Hörbiger Paul Heidemann
Cinematography	Reimar Kuntze
Edited by	Hilde Grebner
Music by	Franz Waxman
Production company	Victor Klein-Film
Distributed by	Deutsche Universal-Film
Release date	4 November 1932 (1932-11-04)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gustav A. Knauer and Walter Reimann.

Cast

• Franciska Gaal as Ilona von Takacs
• Paul Hörbiger as Dr. Paul Schröder
• Paul Heidemann as Dr. Max Schröder
• Liselotte Schaak as Ottis Frau
• Hugo Fischer-Köppe as Franz, Hausdiener
• Margarete Kupfer as Paul Schröders Frau
• Claire Glib as Röschen
• Frigga Braut as Minna, Dienstmädchen
• Hermann Picha as Portier
• Carl Walther Meyer as Schornsteinfeger

See also

• Paprika (1959), West German remake

Bibliography

• Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.
• Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1932. Klaus-Archiv, 1988. ISBN 978-3-927352-07-0.

External links

• Paprika at IMDb
• ‹The template AllMovie title is being considered for deletion.› Paprika at AllMovie