Little Mother (1935 film)

Little Mother
Directed by	Henry Koster
Written by	Felix Jackson Fritz Rotter
Produced by	Joe Pasternak
Starring	Franciska Gaal Friedrich Benfer Otto Wallburg Ernő Verebes
Cinematography	István Eiben
Music by	Nicholas Brodszky
Production company	Universal-Film
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	20 April 1935 (1935-04-20)
Running time	90 minutes
Countries	Austria Hungary
Language	German

Little Mother (German: Kleine Mutti) is a 1935 Austrian-Hungarian comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Franciska Gaal, Friedrich Benfer and Otto Wallburg. The film was made by a local subsidiary of the American Universal Pictures. The rights were later acquired by RKO who remade it in English as the 1939 Bachelor Mother starring Ginger Rogers and David Niven.

Synopsis

After a girl discovers a deserted baby and ends up having to care for her, it is widely assumed that she is the mother.

Cast

• Franciska Gaal as Marie Bonnard
• Friedrich Benfer as Alexander Berkhoff
• Otto Wallburg as Max Berkhoff
• Ernő Verebes as Servant
• Annie Rosar as Annette
• Charles Puffy as Auctionary
• Sigurd Lohde as Dr. Ellard
• Rudolf Carl as Abteilungsdirektor
• Hermine Sterler as Leontine
• Auguste Pünkösdy as Vorsteherin
• Richard Eybner as Philips
• Babette Devrient as ältere Dame
• Felix Dombrowsky as Portier
• Mihail Xantho as Hoteldirektor
• Helene Lauterböck as Schwester
• Jaro Fürth as Lehrer
• Otto Ambros as Verkäfer
• Hanns Waschatko as Bankvorsteher
• Arthur von Duniecki as Oberkellner
• Bandi as Ein Baby

Bibliography

• Jewell, Richard B. RKO Radio Pictures: A Titan Is Born. University of California Press, 2012.

External links

• Little Mother at IMDb