''Bachelors' Paradise'' (german: Paradies der Junggesellen) is a 1939 German

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directed by

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and starring

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, and

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. It was based on a novel by Johannes Boldt. It was shot at the

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with sets designed by the art director

Willi Herrmann Willi Herrmann (1893–1968) was a German art director. Selected filmography * '' Madness'' (1919) * '' Child on the Open Road'' (1919) * '' Jettatore'' (1919) * ''Humanity Unleashed'' (1920) * '' The Secrets of Berlin'' (1921) * '' The Mahara ...

. The film featured the popular song "

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Synopsis

After getting his second divorce, Hugo Bartels and his two ex-military comrades agree a pact to form a "paradise for bachelors" club in which all are pledged never to get married again. However, when Hugo meets and falls in love with an attractive woman he faces as a quandary. He is eventually able to marry her after introducing his friends to his two ex-wives who also fall in love.

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* 1939 films Films of Nazi Germany German comedy films 1939 comedy films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Kurt Hoffmann Films based on German novels German black-and-white films Terra Film films Films shot at Babelsberg Studios 1930s German films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub