Quick (1932)
Directed by André Daven, Robert Siodmak

Comedy / Drama

Film Synopsis

Christine is in love with Quick, the famous clown, and is determined to meet him.  Quick, however, wants only to be loved for himself, so he tries to pass himself off as his manager.  In this present guise, Quick has difficulty winning Christine's affections, but he finally succeeds.  In the end, Christine does not believe her lover when he reveals his true identity...
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Film Credits

  • Director: André Daven, Robert Siodmak
  • Script: Hans Müller, Félix Gandéra (play)
  • Cinematographer: Otto Baecker, Günther Rittau
  • Music: Hans-Otto Borgmann, Werner R. Heymann, Gérard Jacobson
  • Cast: Lilian Harvey (Christine Dawson), Jules Berry (Quick, Music Clown), Pierre Brasseur (Maxime), Armand Bernard (Lademann), Marcel André (Le docteur), Pierre Finaly (Director Henkel), Jeanne Fusier-Gir (L'amoureuse de Maxime), Yvonne Hébert (Marion), Paulette Duvernet (Charlotte), Fernand Frey, Robert Goupil, Pierre Piérade
  • Country: Germany
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 85 min

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