I by Day, You by Night (German: Ich bei Tag und du bei Nacht) is a 1932 German musical comedy film directed by Ludwig Berger and starring Käthe von Nagy and Willy Fritsch. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios and on location at the Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam. The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Hunte. It premiered in Berlin on 29 November 1932.
As was common at the time, separate English and French-language versions were released, both directed by Berger. The British version Early to Bed was co-produced with Gaumont British. The plot is very similar to the 1933 American film, Rafter Romance and its 1937 remake, Living on Love, though these films are based on a 1932 novel also named "Rafter Romance".
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Plot
Greta, a manicurist, and Hans, a waiter, share the same room which he uses in the day and she at night due to their different working hours. Although they have never met, they strongly dislike one another. However, when they meet at last, they fall in love when they realise each other's identity.
Cast
Käthe von Nagy as Grete
Willy Fritsch as Hans
Amanda Lindner as Cornelia Seidelbast
Julius Falkenstein as Herr Krüger
Elisabeth Lennartz as Trude Krüger
Albert Lieven as Wolf
Friedrich Gnaß as Helmut
Anton Pointner as Meyer
Eugen Rex as Peschke
Ida Wüst as Frau Waiser
Ursula van Diemen as Filmdarstellerin
Walther Ludwig as Filmdarsteller
Helmut Forest as Straßensänger
Carl Merznicht as Straßensänger
Trude Lieske as Gretes Kollegin
Gerhard Bienert as Polizist
Karl Hellmer as Kellner
Rudolf Platte as Kuchenkellner
Werner Pledath as Geschäftsführer im 'Casanova'
Leo Monosson as Sänger im 'Casanova'
Comedian Harmonists as Themselves