''Two in a Big City'' (german: Zwei in einer großen Stadt) is a 1942 German

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...

film directed by

Volker von Collande Volker von Collande (21 November 1913 – 29 October 1990) was a German actor and film director. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1934 and 1987. He also directed more than 20 films between 1942 and 1967. Collande was a member of t ...

and starring

Claude Farell Claude Farell, real name Monika Burg, also known as Paulette Colar, Catherine Farell, Paulette Kolar and Paulette von Suchan (7 May 1918 – 17 March 2008) was an Austrian actress. Partial filmography *''Der Kleinstadtpoet'' (1940) - Zenzi ...

, Karl John and

Marianne Simson Marianne Simson (July 29, 1920 – July 15, 1992) was a German dancer and film actress. She was born in Berlin as the daughter of an insurance clerk John Edward Simson. Her brother was Helmut Simson, who later served as mayor of Wolfsburg. Origin ...

. A German soldier on leave in

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 ...

goes looking for his pen pal who he has never met called Gisela. He meets instead a woman with the same name and falls in love with her.Hull p. 250

Cast

References

Bibliography

* Hull, David Stewart. ''Film in the Third Reich: A Study of the German Cinema, 1933–1945''. University of California Press, 1969.

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* 1942 films Films of Nazi Germany German romantic comedy films 1942 romantic comedy films 1940s German-language films Films directed by Volker von Collande Films set in Berlin Films shot in Berlin Tobis Film films German black-and-white films 1940s German films {{1940s-Germany-film-stub