The Reformer and the Redhead

The predator is going on, appeared in Austria under the title Little woman with red hair, is an American film directed by Norman Panama and Melvin Frank from the year 1950. The German premiere took place on 17 February 2003 on the television ORB.

Content

Kathy Maguire is outraged: After 20 years as director of the zoo, her father Kevin is summarily dismissed and that only because he disapproves of that Commodore Parker can nail his imposed on Africa Travel animals as trophies to the Zooinnenwände. You beat Parkers daughter when Caesar makes the lion of the zoo, nervous, and now faces a charge of assault. Kathy turns to the lawyer Andy Hale, who is competing in the upcoming election for mayor as a candidate. He advertises its support of the lower classes and is particularly credible because he grew up in an orphanage in the city.

Andy wanted his campaign actually win with the support of Parker, but gets scruples when he realizes that he would not be more than a puppet Parkers in case of victory. When Kathy is standing before him and accused Parker of influencing the Park Commission for the expulsion of her father, he is noisy. During a visit with Kevin he learns that Parker the land belongs to the zoo was built - but this was covered up over time. Andy learns here, other members of the family know: monkeys, llamas, camels, and the tame lion Herman, who lives on the property of the Maguires. On the drive home the slightly chaotic and direct Kathy revealed to him that they both could be a couple and may they kiss for the first time. The next day, Andy Parker says from the candidacy for the office of mayor and embarks on research on its land purchases. Kathy in turn gets a guilty conscience, because obviously brought her and the father's fate Andy to give up his political ambitions. They organized in Andy's absence, the children of the orphanage, begin an aggressive campaign for Andy.

Andy starts after his return surprised the election campaign, in which he now competes against the candidate Parkers. Although he is popular among certain population groups, shows up soon that he will not win the campaign against Parker's husband. His research on the land acquisitions have revealed that Parker has she settled illegally on bogus companies. He blackmailed Parker with his knowledge and thus secures for all surprising public support for Parker and his men. Kathy's good friend Tim is a newspaper reporter and learns of Andy's blackmail. At the same time it becomes clear that Andy is now increasingly directed in its decisions of Parker.

Andy gives Kathy an engagement ring, it returns outraged after learning by Tim of Andy's action. Andy reflects on his original promise and breaks during a radio broadcast in public with Parker. He also announced to bring its machinations in court. The ride home is for Andy once again exciting, because out of the zoo dangerous lion Caesar has broken out. While the police, Kathy and Kevin are looking for the animal, Andy sees it on the roadside and confused the lion with the tame Herman. He lures the animal in his car and drives it towards the zoo. At the last second succeeds Kathy and the policeman Andy to convince them of the dangers of lions, and to lock the animal in a cage. Now to Kathy, who heard Andy's radio address and forgave him, and Andy finally fall into his arms.

Criticism

The movie service rated the predator is going on as " peppy comedy with the then dream pair Allyson / Powell - married in real life -. , Which does not meet all the expectations, but varied maintains "

1950 in film Screenplay Robert Carson (writer) Film score David Raksin Ray June George White (film editor) Robert Keith (actor) Ostdeutscher Rundfunk Brandenburg
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