''The Scoundrel'' (German: ''Das Ekel'') is a

comedy play Comedy is a genre of dramatic performance having a light or humorous tone that depicts amusing incidents and in which the characters ultimately triumph over adversity. For ancient Greeks and Romans, a comedy was a stage-play with a happy endin ...

by the German writers Hans Reimann and Toni Impekoven. It was adapted into three films: '' The Scoundrel'' (1931), '' The Scoundrel'' (1939) and ''

The Domestic Tyrant ''The Domestic Tyrant'' (german: Der Haus-Tyrann) is a 1959 West German comedy film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Heinz Erhardt, Grethe Weiser and Peter Vogel.Bock & Bergfelder p.113 It is based on the play '' The Scoundrel'' by Hans Reima ...

'' (1959). Two television adaptations have also been made.

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