The Private Secretary (1931 German film)

The Private Secretary
Directed byWilhelm Thiele
Written byIstván Békeffy (operetta)
Franz Schulz
István Szomaházy (novel)
Produced byHerman Millakowsky
Georg Witt
StarringRenate Müller
Hermann Thimig
Felix Bressart
CinematographyOtto Heller
Reimar Kuntze
Adolf Schlasy
Edited byPaul Martin
Music byPaul Abraham
Lajos Lajtai
Production
company
Greenbaum-Film
Distributed byBavaria Film
Release date
  • 16 January 1931 (1931-01-16)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

The Private Secretary (German: Die Privatsekretärin) is a 1931 German musical film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and starring Renate Müller, Hermann Thimig and Felix Bressart.[1]

The film's sets were designed by Otto Hunte and Franz Koehn.

An English-language version Sunshine Susie was made, also starring Renate Müller. A French-language version Dactylo and an Italian-language The Private Secretary were also made. The film was remade in 1953. It was based on a 1905 novel by István Szomaházy.