Het leven is niet zoo kwaad

Director: Haro van Peski | Production Country: The Netherlands | Year: 1935 | Production Company: Majestic Filmmaatschappij | Film from the collection of EYE (Amsterdam) - https://www.eyefilm.nl/en/collection/...

In Het leven is zoo kwaad niet, popular music hall artist Lou Bandy plays the role of Helm, a shaving cream touting market trader who sells his wares very successfully by having a laugh with the customers and singing catchy songs. Helm is spotted by Anita Mara of the Odeon Revue who thinks he was born to be a music hall star. He eagerly sign the contract she offers him, becomes a big hit and leaves his girlfriend Annie for Anita. It all goes pear shaped, however, and Helm goes back to his old job and his old girlfriend, wiser but still with a song on his lips.

Cast: Lou Bandy, Aaf Bouber - ten Hoope, Lau Ezerman, Ad van Hees, Cees Laseur, Fien de la Mar, Dolly Mollinger, Anton Burgdorffer, Mien Duymaer van Twist, Margot van Hoppen, Rini van Nie, Johnny Riscoe, Adriënne Solser