Little Man, What Now? (1934)
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90% of users liked it
(102 ratings)
Set in Germany shortly before the collapse of the Weimar Republic, this romantic drama chronicles the travails of an impoverished newlywed couple who leave their home village and move in with the groom's stepmother in bustling Berlin to find success. The husband gets a small job in a department… More Set in Germany shortly before the collapse of the Weimar Republic, this romantic drama chronicles the travails of an impoverished newlywed couple who leave their home village and move in with the groom's stepmother in bustling Berlin to find success. The husband gets a small job in a department store and things are okay until they discover that the stepmother is really a notorious madame and runs an exclusive brothel. This leads the groom to quit his job and take his pregnant bride on the road in search of opportunity. The plot is based on a novel by Hans Fallada. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Frank Borzage
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- May 1, 1934 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion
Borzage's Berlin Alexanderplatz
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Dan Callahan, Slant Magazine
Maybe it's hindsight, or maybe it's Borzage's talent, but Little Man does manage to suggest what was happening within this embattled, darkening country.
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Cast
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Margaret Sullavan
as Lammchen Pinneberg
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Douglass Montgomery
as Hans Pinneberg
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Alan Hale
as Jachman
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Catherine Doucet
as Mia Pinneberg
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Fred Kohler
as Communist
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Mae Marsh
as His Wife
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DeWitt Jennings
as Emil Kleinholz
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Alan Mowbray
as Franz Schluter the Actor
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Muriel Kirkland
as Marie Kleinholz
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Hedda Hopper
as Nurse
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Sarah Padden
as Widow Scharrenhofer
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Earl Foxe
as Frenchman
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George Meeker
as Shultz
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Donald Haines
as Kleinholz Jr.
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Monroe Owsley
as Kessler
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G.P. Huntley
as Heilbut
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Frank Reicher
as Lehman
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Christian Rub
as Puttbreese
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Etienne Girardot
as Spannfuss
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Carlos De Valdez
as Dr. Sesam
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Paul Fix
as Lauderback
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Tom Ricketts
as Mr. Sesam
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Max Asher
as Chauffeur
