''Eight Girls in a Boat'' (german: Acht Mädels im Boot) is a 1932 German

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directed by

Erich Waschneck Erich John Waschneck (29 April 1887, in Grimma, Kingdom of Saxony – 22 September 1970, in Berlin) was a German cameraman, director, screenwriter, and film producer. Early life Erich was the son of Karl Hermann Waschneck, a blacksmith, and his ...

and starring

Karin Hardt Karin Hardt Meta Therese (28 April 1910 in Altona, Hamburg – 5 March 1992 in Berlin) was a German actress. Life A merchant's daughter, Hardt first took private acting lessons with Alex Otto and received theatrical engagements in Mönche ...

Theodor Loos Theodor August Konrad Loos (18 May 1883 – 27 June 1954) was a German actor. The son of a watchmaker and instruments manufacturer, he left secondary school prematurely and worked for three years at an export firm for music instruments in L ...

, and

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. It was shot at the

Tempelhof Studios The Tempelhof Studios are a film studio located in Tempelhof in the German capital of Berlin. They were founded in 1912, during the silent era, by German film pioneer Alfred Duskes, who built a glass-roofed studio on the site with financial back ...

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. The film's sets were designed by art director

Alfred Junge Alfred Junge (29 January 1886, Görlitz, Silesia (now Saxony), Germany – 16 July 1964, London) was a German-born production designer who spent a large part of his career working in the British film industry. Junge had wanted to be an artis ...

. The film has been remade twice, as the 1934 American film '' Eight Girls in a Boat'' and as the 1958 Dutch film ''

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''. Neither remake was a musical.

Plot

18-year-old schoolgirl Christa realizes that she is pregnant. Urged to have an abortion by the child's father and rejected by her father, she is in despair. She gets hold and support from her friends in the "Seeschwalben" rowing club. With their help, it is possible to persuade father and friend to rethink.

Cast

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* 1932 films Films of the Weimar Republic German musical drama films 1930s musical drama films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Erich Waschneck Rowing films Films about women's sports German black-and-white films Terra Film films 1932 drama films 1930s German films Films shot at Tempelhof Studios {{musical-film-stub