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''One Hour of Happiness'' () is a 1931 German
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directed by
William Dieterle William Dieterle (July 15, 1893 – December 9, 1972) was a German-born actor and film director who emigrated to the United States in 1930 to leave a worsening political situation. He worked in Cinema of the United States, Hollywood primarily a ...
and starring Dieterle, Evelyn Holt, and Harald Paulsen.Bock & Bergfelder p. 178 It was released by the German branch of
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Synopsis

Two workers in a
department store A department store is a retail establishment offering a wide range of consumer goods in different areas of the store under one roof, each area ("department") specializing in a product category. In modern major cities, the department store mad ...
see an attractive but poverty-stricken newspaper seller looking through the window at the goods inside. As part of a game they decide to give her gifts of items in the shop, but she doesn't realize that they are only pretending.


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* 1931 films Films of the Weimar Republic German drama films 1931 drama films 1930s German-language films Films directed by William Dieterle Films set in department stores Universal Pictures films German black-and-white films 1930s German films German-language drama films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub