CineQuiz
Scene from Paprika
Poster for Paprika

Paprika (1932)

Paprika (1932), directed by Carl Boese, starring Franziska Gaal and Paul Hörbiger.

11/04/1932 BR Comedy 1h 33m

Sign in to like Sign in to mark as watched Remind me to watch Write a review
6.0 User
score
Quiz about this movie

Synopsis

When Ilona visits her married friend Otti, she is just delighted to discover that the man she likes is not other than Otti's brother-in-law, Paul. As he is in need of a maid, she disguises herself as such to try to enamour him.

  • Carl BoeseDirector
  • Bobby E. LüthgeScreenplay

About the film

Paprika is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Franciska Gaal, Paul Hörbiger and Paul Heidemann. Made by the German branch of Universal Pictures, it was based on a hit play by Max Reimann and Otto Schwartz. A French-language version and an Italian-language version were released the following year. It is also known by the alternative title of Marriage in Haste. In the US, the film was released almost 2 years later in German on 18 May 1934 in the Yorkville theater in New York City under the title Wie man Maenner fesselt (How to Charm Men).

This was the debut film of actress Claire Glib, who was known also for The Yellow Flag (1937) and Robert and Bertram (1939).

It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gustav A. Knauer and Walter Reimann.

Read the full article (1k characters)

Paprika is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Franciska Gaal, Paul Hörbiger and Paul Heidemann. Made by the German branch of Universal Pictures, it was based on a hit play by Max Reimann and Otto Schwartz. A French-language version and an Italian-language version were released the following year. It is also known by the alternative title of Marriage in Haste. In the US, the film was released almost 2 years later in German on 18 May 1934 in the Yorkville theater in New York City under the title Wie man Maenner fesselt (How to Charm Men).

This was the debut film of actress Claire Glib, who was known also for The Yellow Flag (1937) and Robert and Bertram (1939).

It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gustav A. Knauer and Walter Reimann.

Plot summary

Cast

See also

Paprika (1959), West German remake

References

Bibliography

Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.

Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1932. Klaus-Archiv, 1988. ISBN 978-3-927352-07-0.

External links

Paprika at IMDb

Text from Paprika (1932 film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paprika_(1932_film)

Trivia

Production

Cast

Quiz about this movie

Questions from the whole catalogue.

Play now

If you liked this one

Crew

Questions about this film

What is Paprika about?

Paprika: When Ilona visits her married friend Otti, she is just delighted to discover that the man she likes is not other than Otti's brother-in-law, Paul. As he is in need of a maid, she disguises herself as such to try to enamour him.

Who directed Paprika?

Paprika was directed by Carl Boese in 1932.

Who stars in Paprika?

The cast of Paprika includes Franziska Gaal, Paul Hörbiger, Paul Heidemann, Liselotte Schaak and Hugo Fischer-Köppe.

How long is Paprika?

Paprika runs for 93 minutes, or 1h33.

Similar films

Page updated on 09/15/2026.

Back to the catalogue
Scene from Paprika