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Cast
Grethe Weiser
as Barbara
Franz Zimmermann
as Frank Andermann
Paul Hoffmann
as Dr. Manfred Reinerz, Chemiker und Erfinder
Elisabeth Ried
as Stefanie
Ingeborg von Kusserow
as Lucie
Ellen Bang
as Ursula, Barbaras jüngere Schwester
Manny Ziener
as Frau Werner, Barbaras und Ursulas Mutter
Hans Leibelt
as Andermann sen.
Wilhelm P. Krüger
as Lohmeyer, Hauswart
Arthur Schröder
as Der Hotelchef
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1937
Runtime1h 20m
LanguageGerman
CertificationNR
GenresComedy
Votes1
DirectorFritz Kirchhoff
WritersWilli Kollo, Fritz Kirchhoff
TypeFeature Film
Rating8.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsMy Friend Barbara
About My Friend Barbara
Barbara's family is poor and she needs to come up with a way to pay the gas bill. At her job in a cinema she listens to the conversation of a cheating wife and her affair. Barbara offers the husband of the cheating wife, a wealthy chemist, to help him get his wife back. Her plan is a bizarre sharade in which Barbara plays the role of the chemist's affair to make his wife jealous. Of course, this backfires in every way imaginable.
Directed by Fritz Kirchhoff, My Friend Barbara leans on a strong ensemble — Grethe Weiser, Franz Zimmermann, Paul Hoffmann — 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 comedy titles of 1937.
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