''Laughing Heirs'' () is a 1933 German

comedy Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. Origins Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...

film directed by

Max Ophüls Maximillian Oppenheimer ( , ; 6 May 1902 – 26 March 1957), known as Max Ophüls ( , , ) or simply Ophuls, was a German and French film director and screenwriter. He was known for his opulent and lyrical visual style, with heavy use of trac ...

and starring

Heinz Rühmann Heinrich Wilhelm "Heinz" Rühmann (; 7 March 1902 – 3 October 1994) was a German film actor who appeared in over 100 films between 1926 and 1993. He is one of the most famous and popular German actors of the 20th century, and is considered a Ge ...

, Max Adalbert,

Lien Deyers Lien Deyers (formerly Nicolina Dijjers Spanier, born Nicolina Spanier; 5 November 1909 – after March 1982) was a Dutch actress based in Germany. Early life Lien Deyers was born Nicolina Spanier in Amsterdam on 5 November 1909, the daughter of N ...

and Friedrich Ettel.Kreimeier p. 218 It was shot at the Babelsberg and Tempelhof Studios in

Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...

and on location in the

Rhineland The Rhineland ( ; ; ; ) is a loosely defined area of Western Germany along the Rhine, chiefly Middle Rhine, its middle section. It is the main industrial heartland of Germany because of its many factories, and it has historic ties to the Holy ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

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Benno von Arent.The premiere was on 6 March 1933.

Synopsis

A young salesman may inherit a wine-estate on one condition: he can't drink a drop of alcohol for at least a month.

Cast

as Peter Frank *

as Gina, Robert Stumms Tochter * Ida Wüst as Britta Bockelmann * Max Adalbert as Justus Bockelmann *

Lizzi Waldmüller Lizzi Waldmüller (25 May 1904 in Knittelfeld, Styria – 8 April 1945 in Vienna) was an Austrian singer and actress whose breakthrough to stardom came through her role as Rachel in the Willi Forst movie ''Bel Ami (1939 film), Bel Ami'' in 1939. ...

as Liane Heller *

Julius Falkenstein Julius Falkenstein (25 February 1879 – 9 December 1933) was a German stage and film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1914 and 1933. Falkenstein was Jewish, but secured a special permit to continue making ...

as Dr. Weinhöppel, Notar *

Walter Janssen Walter Janssen (7 February 1887 – 1 January 1976) was a German film actor and director. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1917 and 1970. Selected filmography * '' The Dancer'' (1919) * ''Destiny'' (1921) * '' Wandering Souls'' ( ...

as Robert Stumm * Friedrich Ettel as Schlemmel, Kellermeister * Elfriede Jera as Sekretärin von Robert Stamm * Heinrich Gotho as Verwandter bei der Testamentseröffnung * Illo Gutschwager as Junger Gast bei Schlemmel * Friedl Haerlin as Nebenrolle * Vera Spohr as Junge Zugreisende * Walter Steinbeck as Ein Fahrgast * Max Wilmsen as Schiffspassagier

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* 1933 films 1933 comedy films Banned films in Nazi Germany German comedy films Films of the Weimar Republic 1930s German-language films Films directed by Max Ophüls Films about wine UFA GmbH films Films shot at Babelsberg Studios Films shot at Tempelhof Studios German black-and-white films 1930s German films {{1930s-Germany-comedy-film-stub