''The Model Husband'' (german: Der Mustergatte) is a 1937 German

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directed by

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and starring

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, and

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.Hake p. 95 It is based on a 1915 American play ''

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'' by

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. The film was screened at the

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where it won an award. In the 1950s it was remade twice: a 1956 West German film '' The Model Husband'' and a 1959 Swiss '' The Model Husband''.

Synopsis

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makes a business trip to

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where he falls in love with a woman who thinks her friend is cheating. They marry, but she soon gets bored because he's the "model husband"—the way she wished previously: he barely looks at other women. In turn no woman shows interest in him. Moral of the story: she said she wished for the model husband but unconsciously desires a Don Juan. Once he understands, he acts like one (a little) and she falls in love again. The film was censored for youth by the Nazis.

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* 1937 films Films of Nazi Germany German comedy films 1937 comedy films 1930s German-language films Films set in London Films set in Venice German films based on plays Films directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner German black-and-white films Tobis Film films 1930s German films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub