Laughing Heirs
1933 · 76 MIN · IMDB 6.2 · 268 VOTES · DIR. Max Ophüls
Overview
After the death of his uncle, the owner of the Rhine based Bockelmann Sparkling Wine, Peter turns up for the reading of the will. Justus Bockelmann, a producer of mineral water, is confident he will inherit the business, but ‘for reasons of moral rectitude’ he has no intention of running an ‘alcoholic business’. The opening of the will comes as a surprise to all the potential heirs.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,061 lines
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00:01:12 Here the lovely Rhine casts its spell
00:04:42 Very sad... and of cou rse, if he doesn't recover, I'm out of a job.
00:08:16 Well, my dear boy...
00:11:24 Dear old CIemens wou Idn't have wanted that.
00:14:08 I mean, one doesn't die every day, and we want to get on with things!
00:17:11 But today, now that I 'm dead
00:20:06 Yes.
00:23:41 What? At night? -Sure.
00:26:12 Tell me... How is Stumm's business doing?
00:28:51 And so will she.
00:31:51 I hope our working relationship will be as good as our private one.
00:34:27 What's on my mind? -Oh, I see.
00:37:20 How did you get here? -By train.
00:40:02 Oh, I see. -Yes. Would you be the... Iady?
00:42:53 I'm not supposed to. That's how it is.
00:45:39 Well, no, but Miss Gina and I... -I see. Don't bother with my order.
00:48:43 What a big deal about the Ioading.
00:52:15 I know there are potential customers out there.
00:55:02 You know what? If I drink I'II get seasick.
01:00:12 Why must you call me Papa? Call me Robby.
01:02:50 In his room. -Which is...?
01:05:43 At Iast, a Iittle alcohol!
01:08:39 You stay there, damn it! We'II see who figured wrong.
50:00:00 were dumped into New York harbor.
Cast & Characters
Lien Deyers
Gina, Robert Stumms Tochter
Heinz Rühmann
Peter Frank
Ida Wüst
Britta Bockelmann
Max Adalbert
Justus Bockelmann
Lizzi Waldmüller
Liane Heller
Julius Falkenstein
Dr. Weinhöppel, Notar
Walter Janssen
Robert Stumm
Friedrich Ettel
Schlemmel, Kellermeister
Elfriede Jera
Sekretärin von Robert Stamm
Heinrich Gotho
Verwandter bei der Testamentseröffnung
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,061
Dialogue density14.0 lines / min
First line00:01:12
Final line50:00:00
Production Record
DirectorMax Ophüls
LanguageGerman
IMDb votes268