Author Topic: Solved - MJW #304 - Film "Einmal eine Grosse Dame sein" 1934 starring Kathe von Nagy and a Mercedes-Benz SS (Read 1093 times)

woodinsight · « **on:** February 24, 2011, 03:12:28 PM »

Just when you thought I'm posting fairly heavy puzzles here are three that should lighten your day!
Here we have a clip from a film - what is the name of the film, the year, the actress at the wheel and of course the car.

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #1 on:** February 24, 2011, 03:14:31 PM »

Well ,the car is a Mercedes Benz...possibly an SS.

woodinsight · « **Reply #2 on:** February 24, 2011, 03:52:45 PM »

Mercedes SS yes........

woodinsight · « **Reply #3 on:** March 01, 2011, 04:47:05 AM »

Opening up for everyone now

woodinsight · « **Reply #4 on:** March 01, 2011, 11:14:45 AM »

A clue for this one - the film is German but the actress in the driver's seat is not......

Allemano · « **Reply #5 on:** March 01, 2011, 11:21:38 AM »

Zarah Leander at the wheel?

Wendax · « **Reply #6 on:** March 01, 2011, 11:48:51 AM »

Louise Brooks in the 1929 movie "Pandora's Box"?

woodinsight · « **Reply #7 on:** March 01, 2011, 01:06:50 PM »

Neither Zarah Leander or Louise Brooks.
As it was a German film the actress probably spoke good German although she came from another country quite close by.

grobmotorix · « **Reply #8 on:** March 01, 2011, 01:11:25 PM »

Anny Ondra?

woodinsight · « **Reply #9 on:** March 01, 2011, 01:14:06 PM »

Not Anny Ondra

grobmotorix · « **Reply #10 on:** March 01, 2011, 01:14:50 PM »

Asta Nielsen?

Allemano · « **Reply #11 on:** March 01, 2011, 01:32:52 PM »

Jenny Jugo?

grobmotorix · « **Reply #12 on:** March 01, 2011, 01:52:31 PM »

Or Pola Negri?

Allemano · « **Reply #13 on:** March 01, 2011, 02:09:20 PM »

Lilian Harvey owned one of these, but I guess you've meant the lady in question is from a neighbour country of Germany

woodinsight · « **Reply #14 on:** March 01, 2011, 02:20:00 PM »

Asta Nielsen, Jenny Jugo, Pola Negri or Lilian Harvey are all negative.
I guess the lady in question may be answered by one of my early rising AutoPuzzler colleagues here in Europe who always seems to be awake when I get up at 0500! (that might also be a clue)

Wendax · « **Reply #15 on:** March 01, 2011, 04:59:46 PM »

Is it Lya de Putti?

woodinsight · « **Reply #16 on:** March 02, 2011, 02:19:19 AM »

Quote from: Wendax on March 01, 2011, 04:59:46 PM

Is it Lya de Putti?

Not Lya.

A small clue - her name is xxxx de xxxx

Wendax · « **Reply #17 on:** March 02, 2011, 05:03:51 AM »

Quote from: woodinsight on March 02, 2011, 02:19:19 AM

A small clue - her name is xxxx de xxxx

Four-letter surname, four-letter Christian name?

woodinsight · « **Reply #18 on:** March 02, 2011, 06:02:34 AM »

That's correct - four letters, then 'de', then four letters

Wendax · « **Reply #19 on:** March 19, 2011, 03:06:01 PM »

That was a nice way to lead me in the wrong direction.

I guess it was not intended, but in Germany the actress has a five letter Christian name followed by a "von" instead of a "de".

The movie we are looking for is "Einmal eine große Dame sein" by Gerhard Lamprecht from 1934. The actress is Käthe von Nagy, born in Austria-Hungary as Ekaterina Nagy von Cziser, also called Katé Nagy or Katé de Nagy. The car is, as already mentioned, a Mercedes-Benz SS from 1933. In the movie Käthe von Nagy plays a car saleswoman pretending to be a countess. She meets a real barron (played by Wolf Albach-Retty, to the right of her in front of the car), whom she thinks to be a mechanic. Finally they marry.

pnegyesi · « **Reply #20 on:** March 19, 2011, 03:12:50 PM »

I checked. She was born in Subotica (Szabadka). "Katé" as a name doesn't exist in Hungarian. She was born as Kató (a shortened version of Katalin)

woodinsight · « **Reply #21 on:** March 20, 2011, 02:09:48 AM »

Quote from: Wendax on March 19, 2011, 03:06:01 PM

That was a nice way to lead me in the wrong direction.
I guess it was not intended, but in Germany the actress has a five letter Christian name followed by a "von" instead of a "de".

The movie we are looking for is "Einmal eine große Dame sein" by Gerhard Lamprecht from 1934. The actress is Käthe von Nagy, born in Austria-Hungary as Ekaterina Nagy von Cziser, also called Katé Nagy or Katé de Nagy. The car is, as already mentioned, a Mercedes-Benz SS from 1933. In the movie Käthe von Nagy plays a car saleswoman pretending to be a countess. She meets a real barron (played by Wolf Albach-Retty, to the right of her in front of the car), whom she thinks to be a mechanic. Finally they marry.

You are quite correct and thank you for your full reply.
I am aware of the differences in the German "von" and the French "de" nomenclature - it was unintended as I merely took the information from the caption to the photograph (see below)

woodinsight · « **Reply #22 on:** March 20, 2011, 02:14:00 AM »

The original with caption -

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Author Topic: Solved - MJW #304 - Film "Einmal eine Grosse Dame sein" 1934 starring Kathe von Nagy and a Mercedes-Benz SS (Read 1093 times)