''I by Day, You by Night'' (german: Ich bei Tag und du bei Nacht) is a 1932 German

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directed by Ludwig Berger and starring

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and

Willy Fritsch Willy Fritsch (27 January 1901 – 13 July 1973) was a German theater and film actor, a popular leading man and character actor from the silent-film era to the early 1960s. Biography Early life He was born Wilhelm Egon Fritz Fritsch, the only s ...

. It was shot at the

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and on location at the

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Otto Hunte. It premiered in

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on 29 November 1932.Hardt p. 241 As was common at the time separate

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- and French- language versions were released, both directed by Berger. The British version ''

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'' was co-produced with

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. The plot is very similar to the 1933 American film, ''

Rafter Romance ''Rafter Romance'' is an American 1933 pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The film, which was based on the 1932 novel of the same name by John Wells, stars Ginger Rogers, Norman Foste ...

'' and it's 1937 remake, ''

Living on Love ''Living on Love'' (1937) is an American romantic comedy film released by RKO Radio Pictures. Directed by Lew Landers, it stars James Dunn, Whitney Bourne, and Joan Woodbury. The film is a remake of the RKO film ''Rafter Romance'' (1933). It is ...

'', though these films are based on a 1932 novel also named "Rafter Romance".

Synopsis

Greta, a

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, and Hans, a waiter, share the same room which he uses in the day and she at night due to their different working hours. Although they have never met they strongly dislike the other. However, when they meet at last they fall in love with realising the identity of the other.

Cast

as Grete *

as Hans * Amanda Lindner as Cornelia Seidelbast *

Julius Falkenstein Julius Falkenstein (25 February 1879 – 9 December 1933) was a German stage and film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1914 and 1933. Falkenstein was Jewish, but secured a special permit to continue making ...

as Herr Krüger * Elisabeth Lennartz as Trude Krüger *

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as Wolf *

Friedrich Gnaß Friedrich Gnaß (13 November 1892 – 8 May 1958) was a German film actor. He appeared in 53 films between 1929 and 1958. Partial filmography * ''Beyond the Street'' (1929) - Der Matrose / The Sailor * '' Mother Krause's Journey to Happiness'' ...

as Helmut *

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as Meyer *

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as Peschke *

Ida Wüst Ida Wüst (; 10 October 1884 – 4 October 1958) was a German stage and film actress whose career was prominent in the 1920s and 1930s with Universum Film AG (UFA). Life and career Little is known about Ida Wüst's early childhood. She discovere ...

as Frau Waiser *

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as Filmdarstellerin *

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as Filmdarsteller * Helmut Forest as Straßensänger * Carl Merznicht as Straßensänger *

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as Gretes Kollegin *

Gerhard Bienert Gerhard Max Richard Bienert (8 January 1898 – 23 December 1986) was a German stage and film actor. Gerhard Bienert was born in Berlin, Germany and died in the same city in 1986 at age 88. Selected filmography * ''Duke Ferrante's End'' (1922) * ...

as Polizist *

Karl Hellmer Karl Hellmer (11 March 1896 – 18 May 1974) was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in 92 films between 1932 and 1969. He was born in Vienna, Austria and died in Berlin, Germany. Selected filmography * ''I by Day, You by Night'' (1932) * ...

as Kellner *

Rudolf Platte Rudolf Antonius Heinrich Platte (12 February 1904 – 18 December 1984) was a German actor. Biography Born in Hörde, Westphalia (today part of Dortmund) the son of a merchant, his family moved to Hildesheim three years later. Rudolf left scho ...

as Kuchenkellner *

Werner Pledath Werner Pledath (26 April 1898 – 6 December 1965) was a German actor who appeared in many films during a lengthy career. He generally played supporting roles such as in '' Five from the Jazz Band'' (1932).Youngkin p.465 Pledath specialized in pla ...

as Geschäftsführer im 'Casanova' *

Leo Monosson Leo Monosson (Russian: Лев Исаакович Моносзон, lit. Lev Isaakovich Monoisson) (1897–1967) was a tenor singer born in Moscow, who found fame in Germany in the years 1928-1933. He spoke eleven languages and produced over 1400 ...

as Sänger im 'Casanova' *

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as Themselves

References

Bibliography

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External links

* 1932 films 1932 musical comedy films Films of the Weimar Republic German musical comedy films 1930s German-language films German multilingual films Films directed by Ludwig Berger Operetta films German black-and-white films UFA GmbH films Films produced by Erich Pommer Films with screenplays by Hans Székely 1932 multilingual films Films shot at Babelsberg Studios 1930s German films {{musical-comedy-film-stub