Seven Years Hard Luck () is a 1940 German romantic comedy film directed by Ernst Marischka and starring Hans Moser, Ida Wüst and Olly Holzmann.
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Ledersteger and Heinrich Richter. The film was produced by the independent company Styria-Film in German-controlled Austria. It was followed by a sequel Seven Years of Good Luck in 1942.
Synopsis
After breaking a mirror, a writer is convinced he will have seven years' bad luck. This complicates his romantic aspirations.
Cast
Hans Moser as Dr. Teisinger
Ida Wüst as Frau Teisinger
Olly Holzmann as Gertie
Ida Turay as Lilly
Wolf Albach-Retty as Heinz Kersten
Theo Lingen as Paul, Kerstens Diener
Oskar Sima as Poppelbaum
Alfred Neugebauer as Lillys Chef
Robert Valberg as Standesbeamter
Oskar Wegrostek as Dicker Mann
Lina Frank as Wirtschafterin bei Dr. Teisinger
Eugen Guenther as Freund von Dr. Teisinger
Pepi Glöckner-Kramer as Frau mit dem kranken Kanarienvogel
Johannes Roth as Beamter der Korrespondenzabteilung
References
Bibliography
Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009. Robert Von Dassanowsky. Austrian Cinema. McFarland & Co, 2005.