Laughing Heirs (1933)
Lachende Erben
After the death of his uncle, the owner of the Rhine based Bockelmann Sparkling Wine, Peter turns up for the reading of the will. Justus Bockelmann, a producer of mineral water, is confident he will inherit the business, but ‘for reasons of moral rectitude’ he has no intention of running an ‘alcoholic business’. The opening of the will comes as a surprise to all the potential heirs.
- Date of release
- 1933-03-06
- TMDB
- 6.1 / 10 (6)
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Director
- Max Ophüls
Casting
- Heinz Rühmann — Peter Frank
- Max Adalbert — Justus Bockelmann
- Ida Wüst — Britta Bockelmann
- Walter Janssen — Robert Stumm
- Lien Deyers — Gina, Robert Stumms Tochter
- Lizzi Waldmüller — Liane Heller
- Julius Falkenstein — Dr. Weinhöppel
- Friedrich Ettel — Kellermeister Schlemmel
- Elfriede Jerra — Robert Stamms Sekretärin
- Heinrich Gotho — Verwandter bei der Testamentseröffnung
- Frida Vera Spohr — Junge Zugreisende
- Max Wilmsen — Schiffspassagier
Interesting facts
Laughing Heirs is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Max Ophüls and starring Heinz Rühmann, Max Adalbert, Lien Deyers and Friedrich Ettel. It was shot at the Babelsberg and Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and on location in the Rhineland. The film's sets were designed by the art director Benno von Arent.The premiere was on 6 March 1933.
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