▁had ▁to ▁be ▁repeated ▁once ▁a ▁new ▁formula ▁was ▁being ▁tested . ▁ ▁Meanwhile ▁the ▁production ▁costs ▁had ▁ris en ▁from ▁ 1 . 5 ▁to ▁ 2 . 5 ▁million ▁Reichs marks . ▁More ▁than ▁two ▁years ▁after ▁its ▁start ▁date , ▁Women ▁Are ▁Better ▁Diplom ats ▁opened ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁Despite ▁its ▁rather ▁weak ▁color ▁quality , ▁the ▁film ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁major ▁hit , ▁ear ning ▁more ▁than ▁ 8 ▁million ▁Reichs marks ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁The ▁Golden ▁City ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁process ' s ▁growing ▁p ains ▁had ▁been ▁overcome ▁throughout ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁Women ▁Are ▁Better ▁Diplom ats , ▁the ▁following ▁Ag fac ol or ▁mov ies ▁were ▁shot ▁and ▁printed ▁much ▁quick er ▁and ▁with ▁better ▁results . ▁The ▁technology ▁was ▁improved ▁at ▁a ▁rapid ▁pace . ▁Ve it ▁Har lan , ▁perhaps ▁the ▁most ▁prominent ▁' o fficial ' ▁film ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Third ▁Reich , ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁shoot ▁his ▁next ▁picture ▁in ▁Ag fac ol or . ▁Between ▁the ▁sum mers ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁Ve it ▁Har lan ▁finished ▁Die ▁gold ene ▁Stadt ▁( Eng : ▁The ▁Golden ▁City ), ▁a ▁dream y ▁propag anda ▁fair yt ale ▁st arring ▁his ▁wife ▁Krist ina ▁S öder baum ▁as ▁a ▁young , ▁innoc ent ▁country ▁girl ▁who ▁comes ▁to ▁the ▁golden ▁city ▁of ▁Prag ue ▁and ▁is ▁s edu ced ▁by ▁an ▁un sc