Kitty and the World Conference

Overview

The setting is Lugano (Switzerland), where an apparently very important world conference takes place. The film tells the story of the young Kitty (Hannelore Schroth), who works as a manicurist at the Eden Hotel, and who in the course of events gets to know both a young journalist (Christian Gollong) and the English minister of economics (Fritz Odemar). A lot of wild mix-ups, comic situations, a love story and occasional singing ensue, and in the end most of the VIPs have gained their share of laughter… There’s also a great performance by Paul Hörbiger as the hotel porter. For a 1939 film made in Germany, “Kitty” is remarkably irreverent and satirical about politics.

Cast

Hannelore Schroth

Kitty

Fritz Odemar

Sir Horace Ashlin

Max Gülstorff

Vicomte Tristan de Gavard

Paul Hörbiger

Portier Franz Huber

Hubert von Meyerinck

Carter

Rudolf Schündler

Rundfunkreporter

Franz Arzdorf

Hoteldirektor Füßli

Maria Nicklisch

Irene Sorel

Charlott Daudert

Mimi

Leopold von Ledebur

Ministerialsekretär Mason