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The Model Husband (1956)

The Model Husband poster
Original title
Der Mustergatte
Directed by
Erik Ode
Genre
comedy film
Country
Germany
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man tries to balance his marriage with flirtations and misunderstandings. Based on a stage play, this West German comedy has been criticized as less funny than earlier versions.

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What happens

The Model Husband (German: Der Mustergatte or Kann ein Mann sooo treu sein...) is a 1956 West German comedy film directed by Erik Ode and starring Harald Juhnke, Inge Egger and Theo Lingen. It is a remake of the 1937 film The Model Husband, which was itself based on the 1915 Avery Hopwood play Fair and Warmer. The Film Lexicon found it "[s]ignificantly less funny than its predecessor.” As did other commentators. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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