Headfirst into Happiness

Headfirst into Happiness (German: Kopfüber ins Glück) is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Jenny Jugo, Fritz Schulz and S. Z. Sakall.^[1] A separate French-language version Everybody Wins was also produced. Such multiple-language versions were common during the early years of sound before dubbing became more widespread.

Headfirst into Happiness
German film poster
German	Kopfüber ins Glück
Directed by	Hans Steinhoff
Written by	Richard Arvay Bruno Hardt-Warden [de] Charlie Roellinghoff
Produced by	Marcel Hellman
Starring	Jenny Jugo Fritz Schulz S. Z. Sakall
Cinematography	Victor Arménise Karl Puth
Music by	Nico Dostal Walter Kollo
Production company	Marcel Hellmann Film
Distributed by	Vereinigte Star-Film
Release date	26 January 1931 (1931-01-26)
Running time	86 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier.

Cast

• Jenny Jugo as Madeleine
• Fritz Schulz as Marcel Durant
• Alexa Engström as Baronin Clairisse Monteuil
• S. Z. Sakall as Baron Monteuil
• Berthe Ostyn as Jvonne Linné
• Kurt Lilien
• Truus Van Aalten as Lily
• Austin Egen
• Gisa Bergmann
• Albert Paulig
• Luigi Bernauer
• Eugen Rex