Poor as a Church Mouse (1931)

Original title

Arm wie eine Kirchenmaus

Directed by

Richard Oswald

Genre

musical film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 33m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman with little money gets involved in comedic situations connected to a church. The story follows her efforts to improve her circumstances through song and dance.

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What happens

Poor as a Church Mouse (German: Arm wie eine Kirchenmaus) is a 1931 German musical comedy film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Grete Mosheim, Anton Edthofer and Hans Thimig. It was based on the 1928 play A templom egere by Ladislas Fodor, which has been turned into several films including the 1934 British comedy The Church Mouse. The film's art direction was overseen by Franz Schroedter. It premiered at the Gloria-Palast in Berlin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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