
Hanni,theshopgirl,comesfromamilieulikeZille,fromwhichsheisfreed,sotospeak,byFerdinand,awealthyelderlygentleman.Thefirstdateturnsintoashoppingspree,andafterthenewclothescomeanewhome.Sincewewritetheyear1913andatthattimethecinemawasstillchaste,MaxMacksavedusthedetailsoftheTechtelmechtel.Tokeepthestorygoing,theybothlearnthenewfashiondance:Tango,whichLieutenantLuluhastriedinvain.Atangocompetitionmakesthecomedyamix-upcomedy:itwins-whowouldn'thavethoughtit-Hanniasthetangoqueen.<br/> (InternationalForumofYoungFilms1984)<br/> Inthetimeofthetangofrenzy,wheneveryoneattendstangoclassestocarrythelatestdanceintothesalons,itisnowonderthatthefilmalsotakespossessionofthisgracefuldance.Oneofthefunniestandmostexuberantfilmactresses,HanniWeisse,anextremelyfidelBerlinwoman,wasinstructedbyVitascopetoletheradorablelegsbounceoverthefilmscreeninafunnyposse.Ofcourse,thestandardthatshouldbeappliedtothestructureofthedramasshouldnotbeappliedtothesegenres.Youshouldn'tdothatatallwithfunnypieces.Theyaretheretopassthetime,tostirupalaugh,andHanniWeisseandthestaffofhumorousperformersassignedtoherarehappytodothat.Theactitselfisthataballroomcompanywilladvertiseaprizeforthebesttangodancersandappointthemostdelicatedancertothetangoqueeninafestiveevening.ThereisnowsuchayoungBerliner,whosegreatestvirtueisthewell-knownnessofhiswalletandwhoiswavinghisbluenotesaround.Hehasalittlefriend,theniceMie,andhewantstodaretowinthetangopricewithhim.Theattemptfails.Miefailstotryathome,sothecouplebreaksuptofindotherpartnersforthisdance.ChancebringsFerdinandtogetherwithHanniWeisse,whoisfreshfromhisyouth,andhefindsinheradancerthatsuitshim.Naturallytheywinthetangoprice.HanniisappointedTangoQueenandwinssuchagreattriumph,aseventhegodlyCaesardidnotreapintheprimeofhiswork.Ofcourse,thereareallkindsofobstacles,mix-upsanddisguises.Theplayoffersgreatentertainment.TheTangoQueenisreallyroyalfunny.<br/> (KinematographischeRundschau,November23,1913)<br/> TheFilmmuseumMunichprocessedfootagefromGosfilmofondinMoscowandcreatedaViragenplan,onthebasisofwhichtheFederalArchivesmadeafilmcopyusingtheDesmetcolorprocess.Thiswasdigitizedin2013andprovidedanewmusicaccompanimentbyRichardSiedhoffin2020.<br/> (StefanDrössler)