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Cast
Renate Müller
as Charlotte Oltendorff
Georg Alexander
as Direktor Hans Oltendorff
Ida Wüst
as Hilde Falk
Georgia Lind
as Lissy
Paul Westermeier
as Fahrlehrer Adolf Schott
Heinz Gordon
as Rechtsanwalt Burghardt
Kurt Vespermann
as Diener Johann
Gertrud Wolle
as Frau Kötelhön
Otto Wallburg
as Hugo Brickner
Rudolf Platte
as Beamter
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1932
Runtime1h 14m
LanguageGerman
CertificationNR
Genres—
Votes4
DirectorReinhold Schünzel
WritersF.D. Andam, Herbert Rosenfeld, Heinz Gordon
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.5 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsHow Shall I Tell My Husband?
About How Shall I Tell My Husband?
The film starts in the fashionable seaside resort on the Baltic, Heringsdorf, where Renate Müller spends a secret weekend away from her husband with her bosom friend Ida Wüst. The husband meanwhile has a flirtation while traveling by night train from Frankfurt to Berlin, nice atmospheric shots of sleeper and dining car in the morning. The action continues in the luxury villas and apartments of Berlin, Renate Müller wears a string of very elegant outfits. Misunderstandings, jealousies, temporary separation of husband and wife, a few songs, wicked humour.
Directed by Reinhold Schünzel, How Shall I Tell My Husband? leans on a strong ensemble — Renate Müller, Georg Alexander, Ida Wüst — 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 screen titles of 1932.
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