Comedy · Germany · 1936 · 21m

Die Erbschaft

Director

Cast

Karl Valentin as Karl Meier Liesl Karlstadt as Frau Meier Justus Paris as Hans Kraft as Georg Holl as Philipp Lothar Mayring as

Crew

Josef Illig — Director of Photography Gottlieb Madl — Editor Karl Valentin — Writer Jacob Geis — Writer

Synopsis

Short Film from 1936. Banned by the Nazis. First shown 1976. Karl Meier and his wife are some really poor folks. They don't have much to eat and they cannot pay for their flat. Even the bailiff does not know what to take from them anymore. One day they are told that they made an inheritance, because some relatives died recently. Their financial problems seem to be solved now.

Key Collaborators

Jacob Geis Director Josef Illig Director of Photography Gottlieb Madl Editor Karl Valentin Writer Jacob Geis Writer

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