I Don't Want to Be a Man

I Don't Want to Be a Man

45 mins | Comedy, Romance | Oct. 1, 1918

A teenage tomboy, tired of being bossed around by her strict guardian, impersonates a man so she can have more fun. She quickly discovers that being the opposite sex isn’t as easy as she had hoped for. What ensues is a gender-bending comedy decades ahead of its time.

I Don't Want to Be a Man

45 mins | Comedy, Romance | Oct. 1, 1918

I Don't Want to Be a Man
A teenage tomboy, tired of being bossed around by her strict guardian, impersonates a man so she can have more fun. She quickly discovers that being the opposite sex isn’t as easy as she had hoped for. What ensues is a gender-bending comedy decades ahead of its time.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Projektions-AG Union (PAGU)
Original title Ich möchte kein Mann sein
Directors Ernst Lubitsch
Writers Hanns Kräly, Ernst Lubitsch

Cast

Ossi Oswalda

as Ossi

Curt Goetz

as Dr. Kersten

Ferry Sikla

as Counsellor Brockmüller

Margarete Kupfer

as Gouvernante