Bachelor's Paradise
Bachelors' Paradise (German: Paradies der Junggesellen) is a 1939 German comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Heinz Rühmann, Josef Sieber, and Hans Brausewetter.[1] It was based on a novel by Johannes Boldt. The film featured the popular song "Das kann doch einen Seemann nicht erschüttern".
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| Directed by | Kurt Hoffmann |
| Produced by | Heinz Rühmann |
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| Music by | Michael Jary |
| Cinematography | Carl Drews |
| Edited by | Arnfried Heyne |
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| Distributed by | Terra Film |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
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.
Cast
- Heinz Rühmann as Hugo Bartels, Standesbeamter
- Josef Sieber as Caesar Spreckelsen, Apotheker
- Hans Brausewetter as Dr. Balduin Hannemann, Studienrat
- Trude Marlen as Frau Platen, Hausbesitzerin
- Hilde Schneider as Hermine, Hugos zweite geschiedene Frau
- Gerda Maria Terno as Eva, Hugos erste geschiedene Frau
- Lotte Rausch as Frau Wagenlenker, Hugos Vermieterin
- Maly Delschaft as Amalie Bernau
- Armin Schweizer as Emil Bernau, Mieter in Frau Platens Haus
- Albert Florath as Landgerichtsdirektor
- Paul Bildt as Stadtrat Krüger
- Werner Schott as Kapitän
- Irene Andor as Wirtschafterin der Apotheke
- Charly Berger as Beisitzender Richter
- Otto Braml as Wilhelm, Möbelpacker
- Gerhard Dammann as Wirt
- Jac Diehl as Gast im Pavillon
- Aribert Grimmer as August, Möbelpacker
- Knut Hartwig as Hugo's defense lawyer
- Clemens Hasse as Ein Matrose
- Carl Iban as 3. Möbelpacker
- Antonie Jaeckel as Mieterin
- Melitta Klefer as Frau beim Kameradschaftstreffen
- Erwin Laurenz as Normann, der junge Ehemann
- Lucia Lumera as Frau Liesegang
- Hellmuth Passarge as Gast beim Kameradschaftstreffen
- Wera Schultz as Anna, Mädchen bei Frau Platen
- Rudolf Schündler as Lawyer
- Albert Venohr as Portier
- Egon Vogel as Gast beim Kameradschaftstreffen
- Eduard Wenck as Auktionator
- Willy Witte as Trauzeuge
References
- Etlin, p. 164.
Bibliography
- Etlin, Richard A. (2002). Art, Culture, and Media Under the Third Reich. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-22087-1.
- Hake, Sabine (2001). Popular Cinema of the Third Reich. Austin: University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-73458-6.
External links
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