What Men Know

What Men Know (German: Was wissen denn Männer) is a 1933 German drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Hans Brausewetter, Erwin Kalser and Toni van Eyck.^[1][2] It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Werner Schlichting. It was remade as the Swedish film What Do Men Know? the same year.

What Men Know
Directed by	Gerhard Lamprecht
Written by	Hanns H. Fischer Hertha von Gebhardt
Produced by	Bruno Duday Eduard Kubat
Starring	Hans Brausewetter Erwin Kalser Toni van Eyck
Cinematography	Karl Hasselmann
Edited by	Milo Harbich
Music by	Eduard Künneke
Production company	UFA
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	11 January 1933 (1933-01-11)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Synopsis

A young woman from the country has a relationship with a travelling salesman who then abandons her. When she falls pregnant from the affair it causes a local scandal.

Cast

• Hans Brausewetter as Karl Christians
• Erwin Kalser as Herr Barthel
• Toni van Eyck as Hertha Barthel
• Ruth Hellberg as Gertrud Kroschelt
• Ilse Korseck as Margot
• Eduard Rothauser as Invalide Schultheiss
• Elsa Wagner as Mutter Kroschelt
• Fritz Odemar as Oberpostsekretär Haber
• Hans Hermann Schaufuß as Vater Kroschelt
• Hedy Krilla as Fräulein Berghuhn

Release

Leo Brecher attempted to release the film in the United States under the title Hertha's Awakening (Herthas Erwachen), but it was banned in New York.^[3]