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 | Felix Joachimson | Screenplay |
| Camera | Eduard Hoesch | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Herbert B. Fredersdorf | Editor |
| Sound | Clemens Schmalstich | Music |
| Writing | Trude Herka | Original Story |
| Writing | Max Ophüls | Adaptation |
| Directing | Herbert B. Fredersdorf | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Günter F. Peters | Camera Department Production Assistant |
| Camera | Kurt Schulz | Camera Department Production Assistant |
| Camera | Georg Ebert | Still Photographer |
| Art | Benno von Arent | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Waldemar Jabs | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Spindler | Wardrobe Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eduard Weinert | Wardrobe Designer |
| Sound | Walter Rühland | Sound |
| Sound | Hans-Otto Borgmann | Music Director |
| Sound | Fritz Rotter | Songs |
| Production | Bruno Duday | Executive Producer |
| Production | Eduard Kubat | Producer |