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Merry Heirs 

(c) Goethe-Institut
(Lachende Erben)
(c) Goethe-Institut 

Director: Max Ophüls, b/w, 86 mins
Germany 1933

The old winemaker Bockelmann has always been a strange guy. But he is also very rich and all his relatives try to get a big part of the heritage. When he finally dies and the last will is opened, the only beneficiary is his young nephew Peter Frank. The only precondition is that the hard drinking man stays sober for four weeks….

Category Feature
Language German, Engl. subtitles 
Director Max Ophüls 
Screenplay Felix Joachimson, Max Ophüls
Cast Heinz Rühmann, Max Adalbert, Ida Wüst
Production Universum-Film (Ufa)