No Money Needed (1932)

Original title

Man braucht kein Geld

Directed by

Carl Boese

Genre

comedy film

Country

Weimar Republic, Germany

Runtime

1h 32m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man finds a way to live without money in a comedy of misunderstandings. The film follows his efforts and the complications that arise.

lightheartedfarcefast-pacedplayfulsimplegenteelcheerfulsilly

What happens

No Money Needed (German: Man braucht kein Geld) is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Hedy Lamarr, Heinz Rühmann, and Hans Moser. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin with sets designed by the art director Julius von Borsody. It premiered on 5 February 1932. It was based on a play by Ferdinand Alternkirch and was shot during November 1931. A French remake (Pas besoin d'argent) and an Italian remake (Non c'è bisogno di denaro) were made in 1933. Boese himself remade the story in 1953 under the title The Uncle from America. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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