It's available on DVD with switchable English subtitles and is enchanting! I've seen about 20 films starring, directed or written by Willi Forst and they are wonderful. The only other actor that has as much charm was Maurice Chevalier. One of Forst early influences was his good friend Billy Wilder and they both imitate Ernst Lubitsch in style and wit.
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"Der Herr auf Bestellung" (aka The Gentleman For Hire and The Sweetheart or Darling of Vienna) has the Weimar dream team of Walter Reisch as scriptwriter, Geza von Bolvary as director and most importantly, the incomparable Willi Forst as main actor. This 'musical burlesque' tells about a stylish young gentleman (Willi Forst) who works as a so-called 'Festredner'; an untranslatable term, it indicates a person who makes speeches at important events like marriages etc. for people who don't feel able to do it themselves. Willi lends his voice to a speech-impaired professor (Paul Hörbiger), but the baroness (Trude Lieske) who falls in love with Hörbiger only does so because of Willi's voice, and you can guess that this leads to all sorts of complications
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The language-oriented carryclips can be used as a fixed speaker for any occasion. His assistant, Lillebil, loves him, but he is an inveterate bachelor. One day Professor Wielander, the highly-talked-up professor, instructs him to speak in his stead in a speech before the "Modern Club" - the theme of marriage is the subject. On the occasion of the lecture, the baroness of Lindenwörth falls in love with the professor, but mainly because of his alleged voice. Even in a private encounter, Carry is to jump in and make her a declaration of love. Carry, on this occasion, takes pleasure in the baroness, and he is struggling violently with the professor, who finds his speech with excitement. Thus, he can impress the admirer himself, while Carry returns to Lillebil with regretful insight and finally makes her a proposal.
Finally, the scene where he dances with his car is unforgettable! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
SPOILERS:
"Der Herr auf Bestellung" (aka The Gentleman For Hire and The Sweetheart or Darling of Vienna) has the Weimar dream team of Walter Reisch as scriptwriter, Geza von Bolvary as director and most importantly, the incomparable Willi Forst as main actor. This 'musical burlesque' tells about a stylish young gentleman (Willi Forst) who works as a so-called 'Festredner'; an untranslatable term, it indicates a person who makes speeches at important events like marriages etc. for people who don't feel able to do it themselves. Willi lends his voice to a speech-impaired professor (Paul Hörbiger), but the baroness (Trude Lieske) who falls in love with Hörbiger only does so because of Willi's voice, and you can guess that this leads to all sorts of complications
MORE SPOILERS:
The language-oriented carryclips can be used as a fixed speaker for any occasion. His assistant, Lillebil, loves him, but he is an inveterate bachelor. One day Professor Wielander, the highly-talked-up professor, instructs him to speak in his stead in a speech before the "Modern Club" - the theme of marriage is the subject. On the occasion of the lecture, the baroness of Lindenwörth falls in love with the professor, but mainly because of his alleged voice. Even in a private encounter, Carry is to jump in and make her a declaration of love. Carry, on this occasion, takes pleasure in the baroness, and he is struggling violently with the professor, who finds his speech with excitement. Thus, he can impress the admirer himself, while Carry returns to Lillebil with regretful insight and finally makes her a proposal.
Finally, the scene where he dances with his car is unforgettable! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
