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Lehmann's Honeymoon (1916)

Lehmann's Honeymoon poster
Original title
Lehmanns Brautfahrt
Directed by
Robert Wiene
Genre
comedy film, silent film
Country
German Empire
Runtime
40 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A professor of Greek history is lost in daydreams. His family wants him to marry his cousin, so they disguise themselves as ancient Greeks to trick him.

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What happens

Lehmann's Honeymoon (German: Lehmanns Brautfahrt) is a 1916 German silent comedy film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Guido Herzfeld, Christel Lorenz, and Arnold Rieck. In order to persuade a daydreaming Professor of Greek History to marry his cousin, his family dress themselves up as Ancient Greeks. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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