His Butler's Sister
- Deanna Durbin: Ann Carter
- Pat O'Brien: Martin
- Walter Catlett: Veal
- Akim Tamiroff: Popoff
- Alan Mowbray: Jenkins
- Elsa Janssen: Severina
- Evelyn Ankers: Elzabeth Campbell
- Florence Bates: Lady Sloughberry
- Roscoe Karns: Fields
- Siegfried Arno Moreno
The Stubenfee is an American comedy film from the year 1943.
Action
Theater composer Charles Gerard feels harassed by people who want to convince him of their drama and Sangeskünsten to take on Broadway foot. During a train journey the singer Ann Carter tries to push forward at him, but she is looking at the wrong compartment and sings in front of a bewildered sales representatives for corsetry. Arrived in New York wants her older half- brother Martin visit who told her that he was a respected businessman Ann. In fact, Martin is the butler of the composer Charles, Ann holds for the expected new maid. With the help of the cook Severina Ann forcing her half-brother to her as a maid set also. Instant start Martins friends to care for them.
Charles is a party, to which the theater producer Mortimer calf is invited. Other guests included the theater Agent Fields, Lady Sloughberry and Elizabeth Campbell, a friend of Charles. Elizabeth does not like Charles acquaintances and wants to get him to stop composing for the next Broadway show and to come with her to Maine. The next morning he orders that Ann Martin is fired. Ann now wants to sing with Charles, who holds mistake her singing for a radio show. Ann is now trying in the calf producers, but which is less interested in her voice as more of her character. Charles studied calf on to tell him that he wanted to stop. Ann tells him that he will not be happy if he gives up his career.
In the evening, Ann to a birthday party of Popoff, a, invited by Martins friends. At the ceremony in a Russian restaurant you are offered many jobs as a housekeeper. Ann entertains guests with a medley of Russian songs. Just then, Charles appears in the restaurant. He explains to her that it would agree to their arguments and compose calf show to end. Charles and Ann begin to fall for each other, but Martin is concerned, the composer will only play with his sister. He tells Charles that his sister would only use it to boost their own careers. Charles ended the relationship with Ann and returns to Elizabeth back to Maine. Also Martin is fired by Charles, but he can convince his sister away, better to stay in New York, instead of traveling home to rural Indiana.
The two siblings go to a ball for domestic workers. Charles is rejected at the entrance, as it is known as a composer. Only when he pretends to be Severina cousin, he may enter. Severina explains to her boss about the family relationship of Martin and Ann. When Charles Anns hears singing, he realizes that it is her voice, after he has been searching all the time for the show. Charles and Ann find each other again.
Background
The U.S. premiere took place on 26 November 1943. In Germany the film was released in theaters on December 14, 1948. On German television, it was shown to give away under the title song.
The special effects were from John P. Fulton.
Reviews
The lexicon of the International film describes the film as a " romantic dream factory comedy with meager plot and appealing musical interludes. "
Variety praised the film as " cleverly thought out, with good pace and excellent performers. " Bosley Crowther other hand, criticized by the New York Times the sugar-sweet story of the film, the abgleite in a Aschenputtelmärchen. But the fragile writer doing the nice vocals by Deanna Durbin plausible.
Awards
Bernard B. Brown was nominated in 1945 for the Best Sound Oscar in the category.