Sunshine Susie

Sunshine Susie
Animated opening title
Directed byVictor Saville
Written byIstván Békeffy (operetta)
Angus MacPhail
Victor Saville
Franz Schulz
Robert Stevenson
István Szomaházy (novel)
Noel Wood-Smith
Produced byMichael Balcon
StarringRenate Müller
Jack Hulbert
Owen Nares
CinematographyMutz Greenbaum
Edited byIan Dalrymple
Derek N. Twist
Music byPaul Abraham
Production
company
Distributed byIdeal Films
Release date
  • 6 December 1931 (1931-12-06)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Sunshine Susie is a 1931 British musical comedy film directed by Victor Saville and starring Renate Müller, Jack Hulbert, and Owen Nares.[1] The film was shot at Islington Studios[2] with sets designed by Alex Vetchinsky. It was based on a novel by István Szomaházy. An alternate German-language version The Private Secretary was made, also starring Renate Müller.

It is also known under the alternative title The Office Girl. The film established Müller as a star in Britain.[3]

  1. ^ BFI.org
  2. ^ Wood p.73
  3. ^ Bergfelder & Cargnell p.50