Marianne is an accountant, but since she is so pretty the employment agency sends her to the theater. There, Max's gaffer falls in love with Marianne and persuades her to stay at the theater. Once he has to defend her against a professional boxer who harasses her. Although Max loses his position, but receives an offer from Box Manager Schmidtchen. When Max learns that Marianne is engaged, he goes to Schmidtchen's boxing school in Hamburg.
Acting
Max Schmeling playing himself—a heavyweight champ doing romantic comedy.
Production
Anny Ondra's post-Hitchcock star vehicle with genuine Berlin theater atmosphere.
Director
Karel Lamač
Anny Ondra
Marianne Plümke
Max Schmeling
Max Breuer
Otto Wernicke
Boxmanager Schmidtchen
Fritz Odemar
Der Theaterdirektor
Wilhelm Bendow
Der Assistent
Annie Markart
Camilla
Hans Richter
Josef
Edith Meinhard
Fräulein Melitta
Beppo Brem
Ein "starker" Mann
O.E. Hasse
Mariannes Verlobter
Max Schreck
Leiter der Künstleragentur
Paul Samson-Körner
Hütgen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during Nazi Germany's tightening grip, this Czech-German co-production became Lamač and Ondra's escape vehicle—they fled to England shortly after.
Max Schmeling was world heavyweight champion 1930-1932 and famously beat Joe Louis in 1936; this remains his only starring dramatic role.
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