A GIRL YOU DON'T FORGET can be thought of as a backstage musical that treats the whole world as backstage. Melodies seem to be buzzing through the air, available to anyone in the right state of mind. Willi Forst always is, and he is also an actor who can transform any space into a stage. Fritz Kortner, one of the defining personalities of the German theatre scene of the 1920s, makes the most of his star’s talent in an intricately constructed romantic comedy that believes in the truth of artifice. Forst plays Paul Hartwig, a wannabe actor who is reduced to selling books in the cold streets of Berlin. While pursuing his big break, he meets Lisa Brandes (Dolly Haas), another victim of the global financial crisis who has just learned a new trick: cheating horny old men out of their money by selling promises she does not intend to keep. Dedicated theatre man Paul decides to win her over by putting on an act, but a misplaced slap leads to unintended consequences. - Lukas Foerster
Dolly Haas
as Lisa Brandes
Willi Forst
as Paul Hartwig
Oskar Sima
as Max Bach
Max Gülstorff
as Herr Körner
Ida Wüst
as Frau Körner
Paul Hörbiger
as Direktor Leopold Schrader
Theo Lingen
as Hahnen jr.
Hans Leibelt
as Hahnen sen.
Edwin Jürgensen
as Sekretär Ewald
Hans Hermann Schaufuß
as Bornemann
Julius Falkenstein
as Dr. Berger
Hans Walden
as Agenturdirektor
