The Typist

The Typist (French: Dactylo) is a 1931 French comedy film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and starring Marie Glory, Jean Murat and Armand Bernard. It was a French-language version of the German film Die Privatsekretärin which was itself based on a novel by István Szomaházy. It was followed by a 1934 sequel The Typist Gets Married.

The film's sets were designed by Otto Hunte and Franz Koehn.

Cast

 * Marie Glory - Simone Dupré
 * Jean Murat - Paul Derval
 * Armand Bernard - Jules Fanfarel
 * Marie-Antoinette Buzet - La secrétaire
 * Jean Boyer - Moreau
 * Albert Broquin - Un choriste
 * André Michaud - Le garçon de restaurant

Other film versions

 * Tales of the Typewriter (December 1916, Hungary, directed by Alexander Korda)
 * The Private Secretary (January 1931, Germany, directed by Wilhelm Thiele)
 * The Private Secretary (July 1931, Italy, directed by Goffredo Alessandrini)
 * Sunshine Susie (December 1931, United Kingdom, directed by Victor Saville)
 * The Private Secretary (December 1953, West Germany, directed by Paul Martin)