Laughing Heirs
Laughing Heirs (German: Lachende Erben) is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Max Ophüls and starring Heinz Rühmann, Max Adalbert, Lien Deyers and Friedrich Ettel.[1] The premiere was on 6 March 1933.
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| German | Lachende Erben |
| Directed by | Max Ophüls |
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| Produced by | Bruno Duday |
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| Cinematography | Eduard Hoesch |
| Edited by | Herbert B. Fredersdorf |
| Music by | Clemens Schmalstich |
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| Distributed by | UFA |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Benno von Arent. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and on location in the Rhineland.
Plot
A young salesman may inherit a wine-estate on one condition: he can't drink a drop of alcohol for at least a month.
Cast
- Heinz Rühmann as Peter Frank
- Lien Deyers as Gina, Robert Stumm's daughter
- Ida Wüst as Britta Bockelmann
- Max Adalbert as Justus Bockelmann
- Lizzi Waldmüller as Liane Heller
- Julius Falkenstein as Dr. Weinhöppel, notary
- Walter Janssen as Robert Stumm
- Friedrich Ettel as Schlemmel, winemaker
- Elfriede Jera as secretary von Robert Stamm
- Heinrich Gotho as relative at the opening of the will
- Illo Gutschwager as young guest at Schlemmel
- Friedl Haerlin as Nebenrolle
- Vera Spohr as young train passenger
- Walter Steinbeck as passenger
- Max Wilmsen as passenger on a boat
References
- Kreimeier, Klaus (1999). The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918-1945. Translated by Kimber, Robert; Kimber, Rita. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. p. 218. ISBN 0520220692.
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