The read
It runs a compact 1h 21m.
Synopsis
A wealthy uncle from America has named the widowed shoemaker Emil Rogge as his sole heir and bequeathed him a chest containing his entire fortune. However, the will includes a clause stipulating that the chest may only be opened after a three-month period, and Rogge will only inherit the fortune if he fulfills two conditions within that time: he must abstain from alcohol at work, and he must find and marry a wife. A con man then tries to seduce Rogge and arrange for his accomplice, the sophisticated Olga, to marry him. But in the end, Rogge not only finds the right woman but also experiences a major surprise.
Ratings
TMDB6.5/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Franz SeitzDirector
- Jacob GeisWriter
- Waldemar ReichardtWriter
Cast
- Lissy ArnaEugenie Draxler, Rentnerin
- Erwin BiegelFritz Kremmelbein, Friseur
- Josef SieberEmil Rogge, Schuhmachermeister
- Ilse PetriTrude, Lehmanns Tochter
- Heinz WieckHermann
- Leo PeukertGustav Lehmann
- Margarete KupferFrau Tübbecke
- Ingeborg HertelGretel
- Armin MünchPiesecke
- Lotte RauschOlga Hannemann
- Else RevalFräulein Klingmüller
- Curt CappiCast