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Laughing Heirs

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Calorie Rating: 107
Released: 1933-03-06
Running Time: 76 Minutes
Studios: UFA,


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.

Director / Directors

Max Ophüls
Director
Herbert B. Fredersdorf
Assistant Director


Cast

Heinz Rühmann
Character: Peter Frank
Max Adalbert
Character: Justus Bockelmann
Ida Wüst
Character: Britta Bockelmann

Walter Janssen
Character: Robert Stumm
Lien Deyers
Character: Gina, Robert Stumms Tochter
Lizzi Waldmüller
Character: Liane Heller

Julius Falkenstein
Character: Dr. Weinhöppel
Friedrich Ettel
Character: Kellermeister Schlemmel
Elfriede Jerra
Character: Robert Stamms Sekretärin

Heinrich Gotho
Character: Verwandter bei der Testamentseröffnung
Frida Vera Spohr
Character: Junge Zugreisende
Max Wilmsen
Character: Schiffspassagier

Illo Gutschwager
Character: Junger Gast bei Schlemmel


Production and Crew

Eduard Hoesch
Director of Photography

Trude Herka
Original Story
Max Ophüls
Adaptation

G. F. Peters
Camera Department Production Assistant
Kurt Schulz
Camera Department Production Assistant
Georg Ebert
Still Photographer

Benno von Arent
Production Design
Waldemar Jabs
Makeup Artist
Maria Spindler
Wardrobe Designer

Eduard Weinert
Wardrobe Designer
Hans-Otto Borgmann
Music Director

Bruno Duday
Executive Producer