Women Are Better Diplomats
- Marika Rokk: Marie -Luise Pally
- Willy Fritsch: Captain of Karstein
- Aribert Wascher: Landgraf
- Hans Leibelt: Councillor Berger
- Georg Alexander Viktor Sugorsky
- Carl Kuhlmann: Casino director Lambert
- Ursula Herking: Mariechen
- Leo Peukert: Mayor of Homburg
- Erika from Thellmann: wife of the mayor
- Herbert Hübner: Dr. Schuster
- Rudolf Carl: Karst One lad Karl
- Inge estate: Charles mistress
- Erich Fiedler: Lieutenant Keller
- Herbert Weissbach: Cashier in the casino
- Ewald Wenck: stage manager
- Edith Oss: maid Annette
- Carl Günther: General of the Hanoverian
- Erwin Biegel: Secretary of the billeting
- Egon Brosig: Servant of the Landgrave
- Alexandra Nadler: Lizzie
- Franz Arzdorf: croupier
- Willy Witte: Officer of the Hanoverian
- Kate cooling: Mrs Lambert
- Walter Bechmann: Lamberts servant
- Eva Tinschmann: citizen
- Alfred Karen: Citizens
- Fritz Fabricius: doctor after the duel
- Peter C. Lesko: courier from Frankfurt
- Rolf Heydel: Officer of the Hanoverian Haussen
- Theo Brandt: Sekundant Sugorskys
- Egon Vogel: Secretary of the Mayor
Women are Better Diplomats is a musical film from the year 1941. He is the first German feature-length film, which was created in color on the base of the Agfacolor process.
Action
The beautiful dancer Marie- Louise helps her uncle, a casino director, as its casino in Homburg to be closed in 1848 on a resolution of the National Assembly in Frankfurt. However, it is at first captivity Hanoverian troops were sent to enforce the closure order. With feminine cunning she escaped her captors, the captain of Karstein. It proves to be truly better diplomat, by mediating an agreement between the Homburgern and the advancing troops. The Casino is ultimately converted into a porcelain manufactory, Marie- Louise and her captain are a couple.
Songs
- A waltz for you and for me
- Oh, I love all men
- Do not cry girl
- Only a Ching, then a thump
- Music that never fades
- When a young man comes
(Lyrics by Willy Dehmel )
Background
The end of July 1939, work began filming. The role of Lieutenant Keller took over Erich Fiedler in place of refuge in England Karel Stepanek. For the buildings Erich Kettelhut was responsible. However, the problems with the new paint film material delayed completion of the film significantly. Many scenes in the film had to be reshot until September 1940 due to qualitative shortcomings of the new material in July. In the Agfa factory in Wolfen the footage was improved continuously. Also the production of film prints made difficulties. The film was finally able to celebrate its premiere until October 31, 1941. Production costs were 2.8 million Reichsmarks, but until November 1944 7.9 million Reichsmark, or almost three times the production cost were recorded.
Reviews
" With great effort Georg Jacoby was able to present his wife Marika Rokk in a lively romantic comedy from the Biedermeier. " ( Rheinische Post )
Awards
The film was awarded Folk valuable by the Board of Film nazionalsozialistischen the predicate.