''The Company's in Love'' (german: Die verliebte Firma) is a 1932 German

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Max Ophüls Maximillian Oppenheimer (; 6 May 1902 – 26 March 1957), known as Max Ophüls (; ), was a German-French film director who worked in Germany (1931–1933), France (1933–1940 and 1950–1957), and the United States (1947–1950). He made near ...

and starring

Gustav Fröhlich Gustav Fröhlich (21 March 1902 – 22 December 1987) was a German actor and film director. He landed secondary roles in a number of films and plays before landing his breakthrough role of Freder Fredersen in Fritz Lang's 1927 film ''Metropoli ...

Anny Ahlers Anny Ahlers (21 December 1902 – 14 March 1933) was a German actress and singer. She was born in Hamburg. Career She was born to Wilhelm Ahlers and his wife Augusta Victoria (Lieberg). Her father was an Army officer and her maternal grandmother ...

and

Lien Deyers Lien Deyers (formerly Nicolina Dijjers Spanier, born Nicolina Spanier; 5 November 1909 – after March 1982) was a Dutch actress based in Germany. Early life Lien Deyers was born Nicolina Spanier in Amsterdam on 5 November 1909, the daughter of N ...

. It was shot at the

Staaken Studios Staaken Studios was a film studio located in Staaken on the outskirts of the German capital Berlin. A large former zeppelin hangar, it was converted to film use following the First World War and operated during the Weimar Republic. In July 1923 it ...

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

and on location in

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. The film's sets were designed by Robert Neppach and Erwin Scharf.

Plot

When a temperamental film star storms off the

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, a production crew shooting in the

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decide to recruit a local

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employee to replace her. Complications ensue once they return to Berlin as they have all fallen in love with her.

Cast

as Werner Loring jr. - deputy. Director of Ideal Tonfilm *

as Peggy Barling - Film star *

as Gretl Krummbichler - Post office employee * Ernö Verebes as Heinrich Pulver - Assistant Director *José Wedorn as Leo Lamberti - Chamber singer * Leonard Steckel as Harry Bing - Director *

Hubert von Meyerinck Hubert "Hubsi" von Meyerinck (23 August 1896 – 13 May 1971) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 280 films between 1921 and 1970. Biography Meyerinck was born in Potsdam, Brandenburg, the son of Friedrich von Meyerinck (1858� ...

as Fritz Willner - Screenwriter * Fritz Steiner as Toni Bauer - Composer *Hermann Krehan as Karl Martini - Cinematographer *

Werner Finck Werner Finck (2 May 1902 – 31 July 1978) was a German ''Kabarett'' comedian, actor and author. Not politically motivated by his own admission but just a "convinced individualist", he became one of Germany's leading cabaret artists under the co ...

as Franz Klingemüller - Swiss Post Board of Management

References

External links

* 1932 comedy films German comedy films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Max Ophüls Films about filmmaking Films set in Berlin Films scored by Bruno Granichstaedten Films shot at Staaken Studios German black-and-white films 1930s German-language films 1930s German films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub