Sunshine Susie

Sunshine Susie - 1931 | 80 mins | Musical | B&W

The Production Team

Director: Victor Saville.
Producer: Michael Balcon.
Script: Angus MacPhail, Victor Saville, Robert Stevenson and Noel Wood-Smith. (from the screenplay by Franz Schulz, an operetta by Stefan Bekeffi Jr, and the novel by Stefan Szomahazy)
Cinematography: Mutz Greenbaum.
Film Editing: Ian Dalrymple.
Art Direction: Alex Vetchinsky.
Original Music: Paul Abraham.
Music Direction: Louis Levy.

The Cast

Renate Müller - Susie Surster
Jack Hulbert - Herr Hasel
Owen Nares - Herr Arvray
Morris Harvey - Klapper
Sybil Grove - Secretary

Plot Synopsis

Sunshine Susie was a remake of the German film The Private Secretary, and retained many of the originals general characteristics. Renete Muller who starred in the original, was again cast as the country girl seeking fame and fortune in the big city. She takes a secretarial job at a bank, and sets about catching the heart of her boss, Herr Hasel (Jack Hulbert).