Laughing Heirs
Directed by Max Ophüls
Plot
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.
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Cast
Heinz Rühmann
Peter Frank
Max Adalbert
Justus Bockelmann
Ida Wüst
Britta Bockelmann
Walter Janssen
Robert Stumm
Lien Deyers
Gina, Robert Stumms Tochter
Lizzi Waldmüller
Liane Heller
Julius Falkenstein
Dr. Weinhöppel
Friedrich Ettel
Kellermeister Schlemmel
Elfriede Jerra
Robert Stamms Sekretärin
Heinrich Gotho
Verwandter bei der Testamentseröffnung
Frida Vera Spohr
Junge Zugreisende
Max Wilmsen
Schiffspassagier
Illo Gutschwager
Junger Gast bei Schlemmel
Friedl Haerlin
Walter Hehner