The Tender Relatives (1930)
Mr. and Mrs. Linsemann have been happily married for a year. In their chic home, a modern villa financed by a loan and not yet fully paid off, the lady of the house intends to throw a big one-year anniversary party to please her husband. For this reason, she invites all his relatives to a large party, including her wealthy Uncle Adolf, from whom she hopes for a substantial financial boost to help pay off the loan. But this bash soon turns into a disaster, because the guests are quite a handful: there's dear, well-behaved Uncle Emil, who was always under the thumb of his rather unpleasant brother Adolf; the Webers with their teenage son; Cousin Wilhelm and his wife; and Mr. and Mrs. Stempel. A musician, a nanny, and a singer are also in attendance.
Director: Richard Oswald
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Harald Paulsen as Herr Linsemann |
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Felix Bressart as Onkel Emil |
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Ralph Arthur Roberts as Onkel Adolf |
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Paul Henckels as Herr Weber |
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Adele Sandrock as Frau Stempel |
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Wilhelm Bendow as Uhl, Musiker |
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Lotte Lorring as Wilhelms Frau |
| Directing | Richard Oswald | Director |
| Writing | Fritz Friedmann-Frederich | Writer |
| Writing | Ernst Neubach | Writer |
| Production | Richard Oswald | Producer |
| Sound | Felix Günther | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Willy Rosen | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Friedl Behn-Grund | Director of Photography |
| Art | Franz Schroedter | Art Direction |