The Private Secretary (1931 German film)

The Private Secretary (German: Die Privatsekretärin) is a 1931 German musical film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and starring Renate Müller, Hermann Thimig and Felix Bressart.^[1]

The Private Secretary
Directed by	Wilhelm Thiele
Written by	István Békeffy (operetta) Franz Schulz István Szomaházy (novel)
Produced by	Herman Millakowsky Georg Witt
Starring	Renate Müller Hermann Thimig Felix Bressart
Cinematography	Otto Heller Reimar Kuntze Adolf Schlasy
Edited by	Paul Martin
Music by	Paul Abraham Lajos Lajtai
Production company	Greenbaum-Film
Distributed by	Bavaria Film
Release date	16 January 1931 (1931-01-16)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

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

An English-language version Sunshine Susie was made, also starring Renate Müller. A French-language version Dactylo and an Italian-language The Private Secretary were also made. The film was remade in 1953. It was based on a 1905 novel by István Szomaházy.

Cast

• Renate Müller as Vilma Förster
• Hermann Thimig as Bankdirektor Arvai
• Felix Bressart as Bankdiener Hasel
• Ludwig Stössel as Personalchef Klapper
• Gertrud Wolle as Pensionsmutter

Other film versions

• Tales of the Typewriter (December 1916, Hungary, directed by Alexander Korda)
• Dactylo (April 1931, France, 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)