In Weimar-era Berlin, an aspiring writer strikes up a friendship with a vivacious, penniless singer.In Weimar-era Berlin, an aspiring writer strikes up a friendship with a vivacious, penniless singer.In Weimar-era Berlin, an aspiring writer strikes up a friendship with a vivacious, penniless singer.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 nomination total
William Adams
- Old Doctor
- (uncredited)
Ian Ainsley
- Minor Role
- (uncredited)
Charles Andre
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
Julia Arnall
- Model
- (uncredited)
Jack Arrow
- Troika Doorman
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaDespite being far less salacious than the 1951 stage play on which it was based, this film adaptation received a "Condemned" rating from the Legion of Decency, a Roman Catholic organization that passed moral judgments on films between 1933 and 1965. This rating was also given to Psycho (1960), Some Like It Hot (1959) and Breathless (1960).
- GoofsWhilst most of the film is a flashback set in the early 1930s, all the costumes and hairstyles worn are straight out of the early 1950s.
- Quotes
Christopher Isherwood: [to Sally] Any mess you get into, you try and get out of by using your extremely inadequate sex appeal.
- Crazy creditsIn opening credits, Shelley Winters is misspelled "Shelly".
- ConnectionsFeatured in Omnibus: Christopher Isherwood: A Born Foreigner (1969)
- SoundtracksI Saw Him in a Café in Berlin
(uncredited)
Music by Ralph Maria Siegel
English lyrics by Paul Dehn
Sung by Liselotte Malkowsky
[Sally (Julie Harris) sings the song in her club act]
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Surprisingly good
Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Much reviled when it first appeared, (inspiring the famous review 'Me No Leica'), this precursor of "Cabaret" can now be looked at in comparison and it's not half bad. It's certainly no classic but it has its own wayward charm, (the film version of "Cabaret" follows this plot whereas the stage version changed the plot somewhat). One should, of course, resist the temptation to snicker when Laurence Harvey's Christopher Isherwood, (it keeps the original author's real name; God Knows what Isherwood thought of it), describes himself as 'a confirmed bachelor' and while Harvey is an utterly inadequate 'hero', (he's virtually asexual), and Shelly Winters woefully miscast as Fraulien Landauer, (the part Marisa Berenson played in "Cabaret"), Julie Harris is a perfectly marvellous Sally, (it's a lovely piece of comic acting), and Anton Diffring is first-rate as Fritz, the German-Jew in love with Shelly's character. Of course, if "Cabaret" had never come along you might ask yourself would this ever have seen the light of day again. That it has been revived may not quite be cause for celebration but it's perfectly acceptable all the same.
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- Jul 6, 2007
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- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
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