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What Women Dream

1933 · 81 min

A frothy old-fashioned caper that charms with light suspense and playful romance rather than thrills.

Overview
In this pre-WWII German mystery-comedy, a lovely kleptomaniac with a taste for fine jewelry is unable to resist temptation. Strangely, every time she steals something, a mysterious man pays for it. A clumsy detective begins investigating and finds a crucial clue: a strongly scented woman's glove. The perfume is an expensive scent and the detective's pal realizes that it belongs to a popular nightclub singer. The friend quickly becomes enamored of the girl, but then so does her mystery man, a notorious international criminal. Eventually he gets arrested, leaving the detective's pal to move in on the singer.

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • love
  • mystery
  • deception
  • identity
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour6
Realism6
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, mystery
Directed by
Géza von Bolváry
Written by
Billy Wilder, Franz Schulz
Starring
Nora Gregor, Gustav Fröhlich, Otto Wallburg, Peter Lorre, Kurt Horwitz, Lya Christy, Erik Ode, Carl Auen
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
81 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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