Delicatessen (1930 film)

Delicatessen

Directed by	Géza von Bolváry
Written by	Franz Schulz
Starring	Harry Liedtke Georgia Lind Ernő Verebes
Cinematography	Willy Goldberger
Music by	Pasquale Perris
Production company	Deutsche Lichtspiel-Syndikat
Distributed by	Deutsche Lichtspiel-Syndikat
Release date	5 March 1930 (1930-03-05)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Delicatessen (German: Delikatessen) is a 1930 German romance film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Harry Liedtke, Georgia Lind, and Ernő Verebes.^[1] It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Neppach.

Plot

Franz Hellmer is the manager of Paul Wallis' delicatessen, and his friend Bela works there as a clerk. When the friends meet Lilo Martens, both are very taken with the pretty young woman. It quickly turns out, however, that Bela cannot score with Lilo, while the charming Franz thinks he has a chance. After partying with friends at the "Green Cockatoo" and cheering the performance of the singer Dolly Reves, and closing the place because of the police hour, the friends decide to continue the fun get-together in the deli. However, it is so loud that local residents alerted the police about disturbance of the peace. As a result, Franz and Bela lose their jobs.

However, the friends quickly find a new job with Mr. Markow, whose delicatessen is across the street. Markov expects something from this, since Franz is particularly popular with female customers because of his charming nature. Wallis, in turn, finds a new employee in Lilo. In fact, Markow was right with his decision, because the friends ensure that the delicatessen grows into serious competition for the Valais delicatessen within a short time. However, this competition for customers means losses for both businesses in the long run, so that the owners ultimately follow Franz's suggestion and combine their businesses. And that leads to another lucky circumstance for Franz, because he finally gets his Lilo.

Cast

Harry Liedtke as Franz Hellmer
Georgia Lind as Dolly Reeves
Ernő Verebes
Gustl Gstettenbaur as Lehrling
Hans Junkermann as Paul Wallis
Ernst Senesch [hu] as J. E. Markow
Danièle Parola as Lilo Martens
Paul Hörbiger as Josef, Wallis's servant
Willy Prager as lecturer
Jo-Hai Tong as cabaret performer
Antonie Jaeckel as cashier

References

^ Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York, NY: Berghahn Books. p. 51. ISBN 1571816550. JSTOR j.ctt1x76dm6.