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The Merry Heirs (1933)

The Merry Heirs poster
Original title
Lachende Erben
Directed by
Max Ophüls
Genre
comedy film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 16m
Rated
0
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A comedic story follows a group of people waiting to inherit money. The film takes place in the Rhineland and shows their antics and interactions.

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What happens

Laughing Heirs (German: Lachende Erben) is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Max Ophüls and starring Heinz Rühmann, Max Adalbert, Lien Deyers and Friedrich Ettel. It was shot at the Babelsberg and Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and on location in the Rhineland. The film's sets were designed by the art director Benno von Arent.The premiere was on 6 March 1933. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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