''The Wrong Husband'' (German: ''Der falsche Ehemann'') is a 1931 German

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Johannes Guter Johannes Guter (born Jānis Gūters; 25 April 1882 – 18 March 1962) was a Latvians, Latvian-born German filmmaker, screenwriter, and occasional film producer. Although most of his work is now lost, he is considered a pioneer of German silent cin ...

and starring

Johannes Riemann Johannes Riemann (31 May 1888 – 30 September 1959) was a German actor and film director. Riemann was a member of the Nazi Party.Ernst Klee (2007) ''Das Personenlexikon zum Dritten Reich: Wer war was vor und nach 1945''. Fischer-Taschenbuch-Ver ...

Maria Paudler Maria Paudler (20 June 1903 – 17 August 1990) was an Austro-Hungarian-born German actress. Selected filmography * '' Madame Wants No Children'' (1926) * ''The Young Man from the Ragtrade'' (1926) * '' The Violet Eater'' (1926) * ''One Does No ...

and

Gustav Waldau Gustav Waldau (27 February 1871 – 25 May 1958) was a German actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1955. Selected filmography * '' The Gentleman Without a Residence'' (1915) * ''In Thrall to the Claw'' (1921) * '' The ...

.Sikov p.645

Cast

as Peter and Paul Hanneman *

as Ruth, Peters Frau *

as H.H. Hardegg aus Buenos Aires *

Jessie Vihrog Jessie Vihrog (19 October 1906 – 1 January 1996) was a South African-born German film actress. Selected filmography * '' The Wrong Husband'' (1931) * '' Hooray, It's a Boy!'' (1931) * ''Contest'' (1932) * ''The Ladies Diplomat'' (1932) * ''Thi ...

as Ines Hardegg, seine Tochter *

Tibor Halmay Tibor Halmay (20 December 1894 – 2 November 1944) was a Hungarian stage and film actor.von Dassanowsky p.65 He was born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and appeared in a mixture of German and Hungarian films during his career. He is sometimes ...

as Maxim Tartakoff *

Martha Ziegler Martha Ziegler (; 20 March 1899 – 2 December 1957) was a German actress. Life Martha Ziegler was born in the German Empire in Darmstadt on March 20, 1899. After completing her high school education, she attended drama school in Frankfurt, and ...

as Fräulein Schulze, Sekretärin *

Fritz Strehlen Fritz originated as a German nickname for Friedrich, or Frederick (''Der Alte Fritz'', and ''Stary Fryc'' were common nicknames for King Frederick II of Prussia and Frederick III, German Emperor) as well as for similar names including Fridolin an ...

as Ein Maharadscha * Klaus Pohl *

Fred Kassen Fred may refer to: People * Fred (name), including a list of people and characters with the name Mononym * Fred (cartoonist) (1931–2013), pen name of Fred Othon Aristidès, French * Fred (footballer, born 1949) (1949–2022), Frederico Rodr ...

as Singer: Einmal wird dein Herzchen dir gehören *

Comedian Harmonists The Comedian Harmonists were an internationally famous, all-male German close harmony ensemble that performed between 1928 and 1934 as one of the most successful musical groups in Europe before World War II. The group consisted of Harry Frommerm ...

as Themselves

References

Bibliography

* Sikov, Ed. ''On Sunset Boulevard: The Life and Times of Billy Wilder''. Hyperion, 1999.

External links

* 1931 films Films of the Weimar Republic 1931 comedy films German comedy films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Johannes Guter UFA GmbH films German black-and-white films Films scored by Norbert Glanzberg 1930s German films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub