We Need No Money (1931)
Man braucht kein Geld
In this German comedy, an enterprising American uncle comes from Chicago goes to the tiny town of Groditzkirchen to make a fortune on credit even though he only has $10 to his name. To do so, he enlists the aide of a bank clerk and begins posing as a millionaire.
- Date of release
- 1931-12-24
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Carl Boese
Casting
- Hedy Lamarr — Käthe Brandt
- Heinz Rühmann — Heinz Schmidt
- Hans Moser — Thomas Theodor Hoffmann
- Ida Wüst — Frau Brandt
- Hans Junkermann — Herrmann Brandt
- Kurt Gerron — Bank President Binder
- Paul Henckels — The Mayor
- Hans Hermann Schaufuß — Hotelier
- Albert Florath — Sparkassenvorsteher
- Hugo Fischer-Köppe
- Ludwig Stössel
- Siegfried Berisch
Interesting facts
No Money Needed is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Hedy Lamarr, Heinz Rühmann, and Hans Moser. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin with sets designed by the art director Julius von Borsody. It premiered on 5 February 1932. It was based on a play by Ferdinand Alternkirch and was shot during November 1931. A French remake and an Italian remake were made in 1933. Boese himself remade the story in 1953 under the title The Uncle from America.
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