Hard Luck Mary

Hard Luck Mary
Directed by	Erich Engel
Written by	Erich Engel Henry Koster Eva Leidmann
Produced by	Eberhard Klagemann
Starring	Jenny Jugo Friedrich Benfer Willi Schur
Cinematography	Willy Winterstein
Edited by	Hilde Grebner
Music by	Theo Mackeben
Production company	Klagemann-Film
Distributed by	Fox Film
Release date	12 September 1934 (1934-09-12)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	Nazi Germany
Language	German

Hard Luck Mary (German : Pechmarie) is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Erich Engel and starring Jenny Jugo, Friedrich Benfer, and Willi Schur. ^[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Emil Hasler and Arthur Schwarz. It was released in the United States in 1935 by Fox Film.

Synopsis

Marie, after a run of bad luck, is living in a room in a Berlin slum. Her house painter boyfriend Peter becomes jealous of her dalliance with another man. Marie's luck finally turns when she wins the lottery and reconciles with Peter.

Cast

• Jenny Jugo as Marie
• Friedrich Benfer as Peter
• Willi Schur as Bonse
• Mally Georgi as Lilli
• Ernst G. Schiffner as Brauer
• Gerhard Bienert as Kagel
• Karl Hannemann as Der Portier
• Hans von Zedlitz as Ein Afrikaforscher
• Hans Kettler as Ein Bursche
• Artur Malkowsky as Ein Polizist
• Wolfgang Staudte
• Josef Reithofer as Ein Kellner
• Louis Brody as Ein Neger
• Horst Birr
• Dolly Raphael
• Hans Meyer-Hanno
• Arthur Reinhardt
• Eva Schmid-Kayser
• Reinhold Gerstenberg
• Max Haß-Eckardt
• Fred Immler
• Gustav Lindström
• Theodor Thony

References

1. Waldman, p. 75.

Bibliography

• Waldman, Harry (2008). Nazi Films in America, 1933–1942. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. ISBN   978-0-7864-3861-7.

External links

• Hard Luck Mary at IMDb