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Release Year1936
Runtime1h 33m
LanguageGerman
CertificationNR
GenresRomance, Comedy, Music
Votes10
DirectorPaul Martin
WritersPaul Martin, Curt Goetz, Robert A. Stemmle
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.9 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsLucky Kids
About Lucky Kids
After completing work on the British musical Invitation to the Waltz, Lillian Harvey returned to her adopted country of Germany to star in the comedy-with-music Glueckskinder (Children of Fortune). Harvey plays Ann Garden, an unemployed actress who ends up in night court on a loitering charge. Here she meets Gil Taylor (Willy Fritsch), a struggling songwriter temporarily employed as a court reporter. Hoping to keep her out of jail, Gil impulsively tells the judge that he's engaged to Ann -- whereupon the judge, equally impulsively, marries the couple on the spot! After this inauspicious start, Ann and Gil embark upon a rocky (but tuneful) whirlwind romance.
Directed by Paul Martin, Lucky Kids leans on a strong ensemble — Willy Fritsch, Lilian Harvey, Oskar Sima — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about romance titles of 1936.
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