The Bath in the Barn

The Bath in the Barn (1943)

Comedy

During a stay in Terbrügg, a small village in Flanders, the wealthy merchant Fernando Sartorius gifts a bathtub to Antje, the mayor’s wife, with the intention of seducing her upon his return to the village. While Antje is delighted with the tub, her husband, Hendrik, banishes it from their home. When Antje decides to bathe outdoors instead, the lecherous men of the village spy on her. Through a clever ruse, Antje and her maids manage to expose the voyeurs, and the villagers ultimately conclude that the bathtub brings nothing but trouble; they cast it into a nearby quarry. Antje demands a replacement tub, but wheels are secretly attached to it. During her first bath, the tub begins to roll, coming to a stop in the middle of the village square. These events bring Hendrik and Antje back together, ensuring that when Sartorius returns, he fails in his attempt to seduce her.

Director: Volker von Collande
Writers: Rolf Meyer, Herbert Tjadens, Volker von Collande.

Casts

	Will Dohm as Hendrik, Bürgermeister von Terbrügg
	Heli Finkenzeller as Antje, seine Frau
	Richard Häussler as Fernando Sartorius
	Gisela von Collande as Stin, Großmagd beim Bürgermeister
	Wilfried Seyferth as Amtsgehilfe Jan
	Paul Henckels as Ule Sleeks, Handelsreisender
	Erna Sellmer as seine Frau
	Claus Holm as Pieter, sein Sohn
	Marianne Simson as Nina
	Walter Lieck as Severin
	Gerta Böttcher as Nele
	Hans Stiebner as Klas
	Franz Weber as Der alte Müller
	Friedrich Wilhelm Dann as Jeff
	Cordula Grun as Jeffs Frau
	James Bachert as Bombolo
	Hugo Flink as Franzl
	Paul Rehkopf as Haske
	Anneliese Otten as Magd
	Margot Driesen as Magd
	Sigrid Kyra as Magd
	Rudolf Vones as Bauer
	Richard Eivenack as Bauer
	Albert Probeck as Bauer

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