# The Typist

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{{short description|1931 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = The Typist
| image = The Typist.jpg
| caption =
| director = [Wilhelm Thiele](/source/Wilhelm_Thiele)
| producer = {{ubl|[Herman Millakowsky](/source/Herman_Millakowsky)|[Georg Witt](/source/Georg_Witt)}}
| writer = {{ubl|[Jean Boyer](/source/Jean_Boyer_(director))|[István Békeffy](/source/Istv%C3%A1n_B%C3%A9keffy) (operetta)|[Franz Schulz](/source/Franz_Schulz)|[István Szomaházy](/source/Istv%C3%A1n_Szomah%C3%A1zy) (novel)}} 
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|[Marie Glory](/source/Marie_Glory)|[Jean Murat](/source/Jean_Murat)|[Armand Bernard](/source/Armand_Bernard)}}
| music = [Lajos Lajtai](/source/Lajos_Lajtai)
| cinematography = {{ubl|[Otto Heller](/source/Otto_Heller)|[Reimar Kuntze](/source/Reimar_Kuntze)|[Adolf Schlasy](/source/Adolf_Schlasy)}}
| editing =   
| studio = {{ubl|[Pathé-Natan](/source/Path%C3%A9-Natan)|[Greenbaum-Film](/source/Greenbaum-Film)}}
| distributor = Pathé-Natan 
| released =  {{Film date|1931|04|04|df=yes}}
| runtime = 77 minutes
| country = France
| language = French
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''The Typist''''' (French: '''''Dactylo''''') is a 1931 French [comedy film](/source/comedy_film) directed by [Wilhelm Thiele](/source/Wilhelm_Thiele) and starring [Marie Glory](/source/Marie_Glory), [Jean Murat](/source/Jean_Murat) and [Armand Bernard](/source/Armand_Bernard).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/30470|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119044856/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/30470|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 January 2009|title=La DACTYLO SE MARIE (1934)|publisher=}}</ref> It was a French-language version of the German film ''[Die Privatsekretärin](/source/Die_Privatsekret%C3%A4rin_(1931_film))'' which was itself based on a novel by [István Szomaházy](/source/Istv%C3%A1n_Szomah%C3%A1zy). It was followed by a 1934 sequel ''[The Typist Gets Married](/source/The_Typist_Gets_Married)''.

The film's sets were designed by [Otto Hunte](/source/Otto_Hunte) and [Franz Koehn](/source/Franz_Koehn).

==Cast==
* [Marie Glory](/source/Marie_Glory) - Simone Dupré
* [Jean Murat](/source/Jean_Murat) - Paul Derval
* [Armand Bernard](/source/Armand_Bernard) - Jules Fanfarel
* [Marie-Antoinette Buzet](/source/Marie-Antoinette_Buzet) - La secrétaire
* [Jean Boyer](/source/Jean_Boyer_(director)) - Moreau
* [Albert Broquin](/source/Albert_Broquin) - Un choriste
* [André Michaud](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Michaud) - Le garçon de restaurant

==Other film versions==
* ''[Tales of the Typewriter](/source/Tales_of_the_Typewriter)'' (December 1916, Hungary, directed by [Alexander Korda](/source/Alexander_Korda))
* ''[The Private Secretary](/source/The_Private_Secretary_(1931_German_film))'' (January 1931, Germany, directed by [Wilhelm Thiele](/source/Wilhelm_Thiele))
* ''[The Private Secretary](/source/The_Private_Secretary_(1931_Italian_film))'' (July 1931, Italy, directed by [Goffredo Alessandrini](/source/Goffredo_Alessandrini))
* ''[Sunshine Susie](/source/Sunshine_Susie)'' (December 1931, United Kingdom, directed by [Victor Saville](/source/Victor_Saville))
* ''[The Private Secretary](/source/The_Private_Secretary_(1953_film))'' (December 1953, West Germany, directed by [Paul Martin](/source/Paul_Martin_(director)))

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0021774}}

{{Wilhelm Thiele}}

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Category:1931 films
Category:1931 comedy-drama films
Category:Films directed by Wilhelm Thiele
Category:1931 French-language films
Category:French multilingual films
Category:Films based on Hungarian novels
Category:Pathé films
Category:French black-and-white films
Category:Films with screenplays by Franz Schulz
Category:French comedy-drama films
Category:1931 multilingual films
Category:1931 French films
Category:French-language comedy-drama films

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