''Don't Forget Love'' () is a 1953 West German

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and Romance novel, romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Ro ...

film directed by

Paul Verhoeven Paul Verhoeven (; born 18 July 1938) is a Dutch filmmaker, who has worked variously in the Netherlands, the United States, and in France. He is known for directing genre films with strong satirical elements, often featuring graphic violence and ...

and starring Luise Ullrich, Paul Dahlke and

Will Quadflieg Friedrich Wilhelm "Will" Quadflieg (; 15 September 1914 – 27 November 2003) was a German actor from Oberhausen. He was the father of actor Christian Quadflieg. He is considered one of Germany's best post-war actors. One of his most widely rec ...

.Hake p.259 It was shot at the

Wandsbek Studios The Wandsbek Studios are film production and television studios located in Wandsbek, a district of the German city of Hamburg. The complex was established in 1948 when Real Film, set up the previous year, acquired a site in Wandsbek for construc ...

as well as on location in

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and

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Hermann Warm Hermann Warm was a German art director for films. Born in 1889 (died 1976) in Berlin, Germany, Warm was an important figure in the expressionist movement of the 1920s. Warm entered the German film industry in 1912 after working on-stage for a wh ...

and

Heinrich Weidemann Heinrich Weidemann (1899–1982) was a German art director.Lowe p.179 Selected filmography * '' The Gambler'' (1938) * '' The Swedish Nightingale'' (1941) * '' Ghost in the Castle'' (1947) * '' The Trip to Marrakesh'' (1949) * '' Scandal at the E ...

Synopsis

A couple's marriage becomes strained when the husband becomes too busy and neglects his wife.

Cast

* Luise Ullrich as Anna Kienzel * Paul Dahlke as Dr. Franz Kienzel *

as Paul Cornelius *

Annie Rosar Annie Rosar (17 May 1888 – 5 August 1963) was an Austrian stage and film actress who is best remembered today for her appearances in many Austrian comedy films from the 1930s to the early 1960s. In those movies, she was frequently cast in the c ...

as Frau Stadler, Haushälterin *

Carl-Heinz Schroth Carl-Heinz Schroth (29 June 1902 – 19 July 1989) was a German actor and film director. He appeared in 60 films between 1931 and 1989. He also directed seven films between 1953 and 1963. He was born in Innsbruck, Austria, to Else Ruttershei ...

as Nino Pizzini *

Charlott Daudert Charlott Daudert (27 December 1913 – 19 January 1961) was a German film actress.Jacobsen & Prinzler p.275 Filmography * ''The Csardas Princess (1934 film), The Csardas Princess'' (1934) * ''Frasquita'' (1934) * ''Da stimmt was nicht'' (1934) ...

as Nora Pizzini * Lis Van Essen as Käthe Kienzel *

Beate Koepnick Beata or Beate is a female given name or Portuguese surname that occurs in several cultures and languages, including Italian language , Italian, German language, German, Polish language, Polish, and Swedish language, Swedish, and which is deriv ...

as Tilly Kienzel *

Frank Riedmüller Frank, FRANK, or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a Germanic people in late Roman times * Franks, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusa ...

as Walter Kienzel * Eckart Dux as Freddy *

Ilse Bally Ilse is a Germanic feminine given name. It is technically a German diminutive of Elisabeth, functioning as a given name in its own right chiefly in Austria, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, South Africa and all of the Scandinavia ...

as Jeanne Löhr *

Erwin Linder Erwin Linder (1903–1968) was a German stage, film and television actor.Meyer p.76 Selected filmography * '' Only One Night'' (1950) * '' Klettermaxe'' (1952) * '' Dreaming Lips'' (1953) * '' Wedding in Transit'' (1953) * '' Don't Forget Love'' ...

as Andreas Löhr *

Hans Friedrich Hans Friedrich (born 9 February 1924) was an Austrian gymnast. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as H ...

as Herr Wendel * Gudrun Thielemann as Frau Wendel

References

Bibliography

* Hake, Sabine. ''German National Cinema''. Routledge, 2002.

External links

* 1953 films West German films German romantic comedy films 1953 romantic comedy films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Paul Verhoeven (Germany) German black-and-white films Films shot at Wandsbek Studios Films shot in Hamburg 1950s German films Films scored by Alois Melichar German-language romantic comedy films {{1950s-Germany-film-stub