Marriage with Limited Liability

Marriage with Limited Liability (1931)

Ehe mit beschränkter Haftung

Though "blessed" with a complex title, which translates as Marriage with Limited Liability, this German comedy was adapted from the more simply titled stage play Causa Kaiser. Composer Georg Kaiser is unable to secure a divorce from his wife, so he "lives in sin" with his singer-sweetheart Causa. The girl's wealthy uncle dies, leaving her millions -- provided she is married to Georg Kaiser. Hoping to take advantage of a legal loophole, Georg seeks out another man named George Kaiser, intending to marry him off to Causa so that she can collect her legacy. Georg Kaiser # 2 is a middle-aged naif who can't understand why his new bride is so cold to him. When he finds out he's been duped by Kaiser #1, Kaiser #2 finds solace in the arms of another woman closer to his own age, which somehow leads to a happy ending for all concerned.

Date of release
1931-12-31
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (2)
Runtime
1h 15m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Franz Wenzler

Casting

Interesting facts

Marriage with Limited Liability is a 1931 Austrian-German comedy film directed by Franz Wenzler, and starring Charlotte Susa, Georg Alexander, and Paul Morgan. The film is an adaptation of the popular 1917 play Causa Kaiser by Adolf Eisler and Ludwig Stärk. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle. It was released by the German subsidiary of Universal Pictures.

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