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Wer wagt – gewinnt (1935)

Wer wagt – gewinnt poster
Directed by
Walter Janssen
Genre
comedy film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 28m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A shy office worker named Paul Normann gets swept up in a series of comedic misunderstandings. The story is based on an operetta and follows his attempts to navigate love and social situations.

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What happens

Wer wagt – gewinnt ist eine Filmkomödie des Regisseurs Walter Janssen aus dem Jahr 1935. Der Film basiert auf Bezauberndes Fräulein, einer Operette des österreichischen Komponisten Ralph Benatzky. In der Hauptrolle verkörpert Heinz Rühmann den unscheinbaren Angestellten Paul Normann. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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