Willy Fritsch in: "Ein toller Einfall" (1932)

Musical skating scene from the movie "Ein toller Einfall" ("A mad idea"), directed by Kurt Gerron who was murdered in Auschwitz 12 years later.
Starring in this scene: Willy Fritsch, Ellen Schwannecke, Rose Barsony and Fritz Odemar.
The film was also the popularity peak for leading actor Willy Fritsch. When it premiered in May 1932 at Berlin Ufa-Palast thousands of girls were gathering in front of the movie theater so that mounted police had to close off the streets.
The song "Ich suche eine, die mir allein gehört" was composed by Walter Jurmann.

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[sittichfan]

I agree, jonjamg. But if you listen to today's actors forced to sing in a movie you will notice that they are not better than Willy Fritsch or his colleagues were in those days. Therefore they are actors, not singers. ;-)

Regarding the nazi thing - yes, he prospered but what else should he have done without speaking any foreign language. With Adi Holländer he even had a jewish secretary until 1937 so in his heart he didn't support the system.

[jonjamg]

Now forgive me but I am a little bold - drinking a very good good Scotch - but Willy Fritsch was an average singer!! I am afraid I am judging by today's standards. Now Kurt Gerron went to the gas chambers and Fritsch prospered. I can toelrate Fritsch as he was not an ardent Nazi and like many others did not get sucked into the "machine" by Goebells, unlike Heesters.

[mikemcgee]

i wish the person who sent this would of shown clip by clip the whole feature its was very un nazi since it was made befor hitler