Laughing Heirs

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.

• Max OphülsDirector
• Felix JoachimsonScreenplay

• Heinz RühmannPeter Frank
• Max AdalbertJustus Bockelmann
• Ida WüstBritta Bockelmann
• Walter JanssenRobert Stumm
• Lien DeyersGina, Robert Stumms Tochter
• Lizzi WaldmüllerLiane Heller
• Julius FalkensteinDr. Weinhöppel
• Friedrich EttelKellermeister Schlemmel
• Elfriede JerraRobert Stamms Sekretärin
• Heinrich GothoVerwandter bei der Testamentseröffnung
• Frida Vera SpohrJunge Zugreisende
• Max WilmsenSchiffspassagier