Quick (1932 film)

Quick
Quick
Directed by	Robert Siodmak
Written by	Félix Gandéra (play); Hans Müller ;
Produced by	Erich Pommer
Starring	Lilian Harvey ; Hans Albers ;
Cinematography	Otto Baecker ; Günther Rittau ;
Edited by	Viktor Gertler
Music by	Hans-Otto Borgmann ; Werner R. Heymann ; Gérard Jacobson ;
Production; company	UFA
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	8 August 1932;
Running time	97 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Last updated December 04, 2025

Quick is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Lilian Harvey, Hans Albers and Paul Hörbiger. A separate French-language version was made, also directed by Siodmak and starring Harvey.^[1] The film is based on a play by Félix Gandéra. It was made by Germany's largest company UFA at the Babelsberg Studios, with sets by art director Erich Kettelhut. It premiered at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo.

Plot

A woman staying at a health spa goes to the theater every night to see "Quick", a comic performer wearing clown make-up. She meets him off stage, without make-up, and doesn't recognize him. He courts her, hoping she'll like him for himself, but she maintains her crush on "Quick."

Cast

Lilian Harvey as Eva Prätorius
Hans Albers as Quick, Music Clown
Paul Hörbiger as Lademann, Quick's manager
Willy Stettner as Herr von Pohl, named Dicky
Albert Kersten as Professor Bertram
Karl Meinhardt as Direktor Henkel
Paul Westermeier as Clock
Genia Nikolaieva as Marion, dancer
Käthe Haack as Frau Koch
Flockina von Platen as Charlotte
Fritz Odemar as Headwaiter

References

↑ Hardt p. 122

Bibliography

Hardt, Ursula (1996). From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's Life in the International Film Wars . Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-930-7.

External links

Quick at IMDb

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[1] Hardt p. 122

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Europe 1930–1939	People on Sunday (1930) Farewell (1930) Inquest (1931) About an Inquest (1931, MLV) The Man in Search of His Murderer (1931) Storms of Passion (1932) Quick (1932) The Burning Secret (1933) The Weaker Sex (1933) The Crisis is Over (1934) La Vie parisienne (1936) Parisian Life (1936) The Great Refrain (1936) Compliments of Mister Flow (1936) White Cargo (1937) Mollenard (1938) The Corsican Brothers (1939) Personal Column (1939)
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