Underplayed Gems

Lemke's Widow (1957)

Lemke's Widow poster
Original title
Lemkes sel. Witwe
Directed by
Helmut Weiss
Genre
comedy film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A widow inherits a business and has to deal with comedic misunderstandings and romantic entanglements. The film follows her misadventures as she navigates family and suitors in 1920s Hamburg.

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What happens

Lemke's Widow (German: Lemkes sel. Witwe) is a 1957 West German comedy film directed by Helmut Weiss and starring Grethe Weiser, Brigitte Grothum, and Michael Heltau. It is a remake of the 1928 film of the same title. It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg and on location in the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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