Seven Years Hard Luck

Seven Years Hard Luck (German: Sieben Jahre Pech) is a 1940 German romantic comedy film directed by Ernst Marischka and starring Hans Moser, Ida Wüst and Olly Holzmann.^[1]

Seven Years Hard Luck
Directed by	Ernst Marischka
Written by	Ernst Marischka
Produced by	Heinrich Haas
Starring	Hans Moser Ida Wüst Olly Holzmann
Cinematography	Károly Kurzmayer
Edited by	Arnfried Heyne
Music by	Karl Föderl Oskar Wagner
Production company	Styria-Film
Distributed by	Süddeutsche Commerz Film
Release date	19 December 1940 (1940-12-19)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Ledersteger and Heinrich Richter. The film was produced by the independent company Styria-Film in German-controlled Austria. It was followed by a sequel Seven Years of Good Luck in 1942.

Synopsis

After breaking a mirror, a writer is convinced he will have seven years' bad luck. This complicates his romantic aspirations.

Cast

• Hans Moser as Dr. Teisinger
• Ida Wüst as Frau Teisinger
• Olly Holzmann as Gertie
• Ida Turay as Lilly
• Wolf Albach-Retty as Heinz Kersten
• Theo Lingen as Paul, Kerstens Diener
• Oskar Sima as Poppelbaum
• Alfred Neugebauer as Lillys Chef
• Robert Valberg as Standesbeamter
• Oskar Wegrostek as Dicker Mann
• Lina Frank as Wirtschafterin bei Dr. Teisinger
• Eugen Guenther as Freund von Dr. Teisinger
• Pepi Glöckner-Kramer as Frau mit dem kranken Kanarienvogel
• Johannes Roth as Beamter der Korrespondenzabteilung