Comedy ·Music · Germany · 1931 · 1h 31m

The Spanish Fly

Die spanische Fliege

The Spanish Fly poster
Director
Georg Jacoby
Cast
Oscar Sabo as Ludwig Klinke Lizzi Waldmüller as Señorita Rosita Hans Brausewetter as Dr. Fritz Gerlach Lizzi Natzler as Paula Klinke Fritz Schulz as Heinrich Meisel Betty Bird as Wally Burwig
Crew
Karl Löb — Director of Photography Willy Winterstein — Director of Photography Paul May — Editor Ernst Bach — Writer Franz Arnold — Writer Siegfried Philippi — Writer
Synopsis

As a young man, mustard manufacturer Ludwig Klinke had an affair with a dancer, the “Spanish Fly”. The dancer had a son and Klinke has been secretly paying maintenance ever since. Wimmer and Tiedemeier also had a relationship with the dancer. With the appearance of the dancer's supposed son, Heinrich Meisel, chaos breaks out.

Mood & Themes
based on play or musical
Key Collaborators
Georg Jacoby Director Karl Löb Director of Photography Willy Winterstein Director of Photography Paul May Editor Ernst Bach Writer Franz Arnold Writer Siegfried Philippi Writer
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