From England out of Germany comes this screen comedy with music, now being presented at the RKO Keith Theatre. Originally produced in the Rhineland, it has been recast and filmed by Gains-borough, and now is released in America by RKO. Thursday night brought to Boston the American premiere of the picture , with Klieg lights and motion picture cameras vainly striving to turn Washington Street into Hollywood boulevard.

"Sunshine Susie" boasts four capable leading actors, a not-too-elaborate plot that alternates from the sentimental to the ludicrously funny, excellent photography, and amusing sound effects. Renate Muller, as Susie, comes to Vienna looking for a job. She gets it, and eventually lands the Herr Director Arvay (Owen Nares) by some clever angling. But the comedy which runs through the entire film is the best feature of the show: Jack Hulbert does magnificently as Hasel, the doorman who, on Wednesday nights, leads the musical society at Schultz's beer garden; Herr Klapper, played by Morris Harvey, is particularly good when trying to talk with a severe cold in his head. Of the men, however, it is Hasel who stars. Miss Muller has a pleasant accent, and enough screen presence to prove convincing. Paul Abraham has written some catchy tunes for the picture, but is at his best in certain novel moments where action and music are synchronized. Example: a roomful of typists pecking out a tap dance rhythm in time to orchestral accompaniment. Artificial as this sort of thing is, it is one of the notable features of the film. Characters walk in time to the music, doors open and close in strict tempo, orchestral voices imitate unheard sounds and expressive gestures on the screen.

Perhaps it is because the faces of the players are unfamiliar that they appear far more natural and genuine than our native casts; the novelty is pleasing, at any rate. The title is not quite right, but it should not mislead anyone. "Sunshine Susie" is always entertaining, and full of surprising sequences which should amuse most playgoers.