Little Mother (1935 film)

1935 film by Henry Koster
  • 20 April 1935 (1935-04-20)
Running time
90 minutesCountriesAustria
HungaryLanguageGerman

Little Mother (German: Kleine Mutti) is a 1935 Austrian-Hungarian comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Franciska Gaal, Friedrich Benfer and Otto Wallburg. The film was made by a local subsidiary of the American Universal Pictures. The rights were later acquired by RKO who remade it in English as the 1939 Bachelor Mother starring Ginger Rogers and David Niven.[1]

Synopsis

After a girl discovers a deserted baby and ends up having to care for her, it is widely assumed that she is the mother.

Cast

  • Franciska Gaal as Marie Bonnard
  • Friedrich Benfer as Alexander Berkhoff
  • Otto Wallburg as Max Berkhoff
  • Ernő Verebes as Servant
  • Annie Rosar as Annette
  • Charles Puffy as Auctionary
  • Sigurd Lohde as Dr. Ellard
  • Rudolf Carl as Abteilungsdirektor
  • Hermine Sterler as Leontine
  • Auguste Pünkösdy as Vorsteherin
  • Richard Eybner as Philips
  • Babette Devrient as ältere Dame
  • Felix Dombrowsky as Portier
  • Mihail Xantho as Hoteldirektor
  • Helene Lauterböck as Schwester
  • Jaro Fürth as Lehrer
  • Otto Ambros as Verkäfer
  • Hanns Waschatko as Bankvorsteher
  • Arthur von Duniecki as Oberkellner
  • Bandi as Ein Baby

References

  1. ^ Jewell p.180

Bibliography

  • Jewell, Richard B. RKO Radio Pictures: A Titan Is Born. University of California Press, 2012.
  • Little Mother at IMDb
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