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Lady's Choice (1953)

Lady's Choice poster
Original title
Damenwahl
Directed by
E. W. Emo
Genre
comedy film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman gets to select her dance partners in a German comedy from 1953. The film follows romantic misunderstandings and amusing situations that arise from having the female choose the male.

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What happens

Lady's Choice (German: Damenwahl) is a 1953 West German comedy film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Georg Thomalla, Grethe Weiser, and Willy Fritsch. The title is a traditional German dancing term for a dance where the female gets to choose their male partners. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Rolf Zehetbauer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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