The Film
Laughing Heirs
The Story
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.
Runtime
76 min
Released Mar 1933

Directed by
Max Ophüls
Written byFelix Joachimson
Marquee
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