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The Merry Wives

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How it feels

A comedic take on Shakespeare's play about a man who tries to court two married women at the same time. The women team up to teach him a lesson.

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What happens

The Merry Wives (German: Die lustigen Weiber) is a 1936 German comedy film directed by Carl Hoffmann and starring Magda Schneider, Leo Slezak and Ida Wüst. It is based on William Shakespeare's play The Merry Wives of Windsor. It was shot at the Halensee Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Wilhelm Depenau and Erich Zander. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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