Laughing Heirs (1933)
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:
Max Ophüls
Writer:
Felix Joachimson
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Heinz Rühmann as Peter Frank |
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Max Adalbert as Justus Bockelmann |
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Ida Wüst as Britta Bockelmann |
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Walter Janssen as Robert Stumm |
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Lien Deyers as Gina, Robert Stumms Tochter |
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Lizzi Waldmüller as Liane Heller |
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Julius Falkenstein as Dr. Weinhöppel |
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Friedrich Ettel as Kellermeister Schlemmel |
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Elfriede Jerra as Robert Stamms Sekretärin |
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Heinrich Gotho as Verwandter bei der Testamentseröffnung |
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Frida Vera Spohr as Junge Zugreisende |
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Max Wilmsen as Schiffspassagier |
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Illo Gutschwager as Junger Gast bei Schlemmel |
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Friedl Haerlin as |
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Walter Hehner as |
| Directing | Max Ophüls | Director |
| Writing | Max Ophüls | Adaptation |
| Camera | Kurt Schulz | Camera Department Production Assistant |
| Production | Bruno Duday | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Clemens Schmalstich | Music |
| Sound | Hans-Otto Borgmann | Music Director |
| Sound | Fritz Rotter | Songs |
| Production | Eduard Kubat | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eduard Weinert | Wardrobe Designer |
| Directing | Herbert B. Fredersdorf | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Felix Joachimson | Screenplay |
| Camera | Eduard Hoesch | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Herbert B. Fredersdorf | Editor |
| Camera | Georg Ebert | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Waldemar Jabs | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Spindler | Wardrobe Designer |
| Art | Benno von Arent | Production Design |
| Sound | Walter Rühland | Sound |
| Writing | Trude Herka | Original Story |
| Camera | Günter F. Peters | Camera Department Production Assistant |