Lucky Kids (Glückskinder) 87 years old

After completing work on the British musical Invitation to the Waltz, Lillian Harvey returned to her adopted country of Germany to star in the comedy-with-music Glueckskinder (Children of Fortune). Harvey plays Ann Garden, an unemployed actress who ends up in night court on a loitering charge. Here she meets Gil Taylor (Willy Fritsch), a struggling songwriter temporarily employed as a court reporter. Hoping to keep her out of jail, Gil impulsively tells the judge that he's engaged to Ann -- whereupon the judge, equally impulsively, marries the couple on the spot! After this inauspicious start, Ann and Gil embark upon a rocky (but tuneful) whirlwind romance.

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Lucky Kids Cast

Name Character
Max Hiller He was 46, 59 years old when he died as Standesbeamter
Lilian Harvey She was 30, 62 years old when she died as Ann Garden
Paul Kemp He was 40, 57 years old when he died as Frank Black, Reporter
Willy Fritsch He was 35, 72 years old when he died as Gil Taylor, Reporter
Paul Bildt He was 51, 82 years old when he died as Schnellrichter
Oskar Sima He was 40, 72 years old when he died as Stoddard, Reporter
Albert Florath He was 47, 68 years old when he died as Ölmagnat Mr. Jackson
Otto Stoeckel He was 63, 85 years old when he died as Chefredakteur Manning
Hermann Mayer-Falkow He was 38, 65 years old when he died as Schallterbeamter beim Morning Post
Erich Kestin He was 41, 73 years old when he died as Hopkins

Lucky Kids Crew

Name Department
Konstantin Irmen-Tschet as Cinematography. He was 34 (74) years old when He died Crew
Carl Otto Bartning as Editor. He was 27 (74) years old when He died Editing
Robert A. Stemmle as Writer. He was 33 (70) years old when He died Writing
Max Pfeiffer as Producer. He was 55 (66) years old when He died Production
Paul Martin as Director. Paul Martin was 1 (28) years old when Paul Martin died Directing
Paul Martin as Writer. Paul Martin was 1 (28) years old when Paul Martin died Writing
Lucky Kids poster
Lucky Kids (87 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, September 19, 1936
  • Runtime: 93 minutes