She runs their lives while they run her ragged — but who's really in charge?
Miss Annemarie Tessmer is a clerk in the house of the manufacturer Herman Schilling and she is indispensable. She is exploited by all the family members and her own life is completely in the background. Herman Schilling wants his daughter Thea merry with the representative for foreign affairs Dr. Richard Rauch. However, after a number of dramatic complications, Richard chooses for the good, selfless and hardworking Annemarie.
Acting
Ilse Werner's luminous, restrained performance as invisible woman made visible.
Production
Elegant UFA studio craftsmanship on modest domestic scale.
Director
Erich Waschneck
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released months before WWII began, this UFA production reflects Nazi-era 'Kinder, Küche, Kirche' ideology repackaged as romantic fantasy.
Ilse Werner became famous for her 'Werner-singen' style and starred in Nazi propaganda films; post-war, she struggled to rebuild her career.
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