The Typist

The Typist (French: Dactylo) is a 1931 French comedy film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and starring Marie Glory, Jean Murat and Armand Bernard.^[1] It was a French-language version of the German film Die Privatsekretärin which was itself based on a novel by István Szomaházy. It was followed by a 1934 sequel The Typist Gets Married.

The Typist
Directed by	Wilhelm Thiele
Written by	Jean Boyer István Békeffy (operetta) Franz Schulz István Szomaházy (novel)
Produced by	Herman Millakowsky Georg Witt
Starring	Marie Glory Jean Murat Armand Bernard
Cinematography	Otto Heller Reimar Kuntze Adolf Schlasy
Music by	Lajos Lajtai
Production companies	Pathé-Natan Greenbaum-Film
Distributed by	Pathé-Natan
Release date	4 April 1931 (1931-04-04)
Running time	77 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

The film's sets were designed by Otto Hunte and Franz Koehn.

Cast

• Marie Glory - Simone Dupré
• Jean Murat - Paul Derval
• Armand Bernard - Jules Fanfarel
• Marie-Antoinette Buzet - La secrétaire
• Jean Boyer - Moreau
• Albert Broquin - Un choriste
• André Michaud - Le garçon de restaurant

Other film versions

• Tales of the Typewriter (December 1916, Hungary, directed by Alexander Korda)
• The Private Secretary (January 1931, Germany, directed by Wilhelm Thiele)
• The Private Secretary (July 1931, Italy, directed by Goffredo Alessandrini)
• Sunshine Susie (December 1931, United Kingdom, directed by Victor Saville)
• The Private Secretary (December 1953, West Germany, directed by Paul Martin)