My Name is Niki (1952) [N/A]

Release Date:
August 29, 1952

Original Title:
Ich heiße Niki

Alternate Titles:
Ich heisse Niki

Genres:
Drama | Family

Production Companies:
Georg Witt Film
Schorchtfilm

Production Countries:
Germany

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 12 

Runtime: 101

... And Everyone Loves Me

Winnie is desperate and doesn't know what to do next. She is about to marry her lover Paul, who has returned from war captivity. Both want to emigrate to America short after marriage. But the young woman has an illegitimate one-and-a-half-year-old son, whom she has kept secret from her fiancé. The short-tempered Paul would never understand that. When she is on her way to the orphanage, the grumpy senior civil servant Hieronymus Spitz and his little dog Tobby get into her train compartment. After a short observation, Winnie is certain that the misantrope actually has a good heart, because he lovingly takes care of his dog. Without further ado she leaves little Niki with the tax accountant and disappears from the train. Only a note with a request remains. The overwhelmed old gentleman initially wants to get rid of the child, but then takes it home and takes care of it together with his housekeeper. Both take the bundle of joy to their hearts. But then everything turns out differently.

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Assistant Director:
Fritz Stapenhorst

Costume Design:
Ursula Maes

Director:
Rudolf Jugert

Director of Photography:
Franz Koch

Editor:
Fritz Stapenhorst

Makeup Designer:
Jonas Müller
Arthur Schramm

Music:
Werner Eisbrenner

Producer:
Georg Witt

Production Assistant:
Hans Krause

Production Design:
Franz Bi
Botho Hoefer

Production Manager:
Georg Richter

Screenplay:
Erna Fentsch

Sound:
Hans Wunschel

Unit Manager:
Willy Jeske

Visual Effects:
Theo Nischwitz

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