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Marriage with Limited Liability (1931)

Marriage with Limited Liability (1931)

Comedy
Release Date: 1931, December 31
Directors: Franz Wenzler
Countries: Austria, Germany
Cast: Werner Fuetterer, Paul Morgan, Hans Moser, Georg Alexander, Edwin Jürgensen, Gerhard Dammann, Walter Steinbeck, Charlotte Susa, Trude Brionne

Overview:

Though "blessed" with a complex title, which translates as Marriage with Limited Liability, this German comedy was adapted from the more simply titled stage play Causa Kaiser. Composer Georg Kaiser is unable to secure a divorce from his wife, so he "lives in sin" with his singer-sweetheart Causa. The girl's wealthy uncle dies, leaving her millions -- provided she is married to Georg Kaiser. Hoping to take advantage of a legal loophole, Georg seeks out another man named George Kaiser, intending to marry him off to Causa so that she can collect her legacy. Georg Kaiser # 2 is a middle-aged naif who can't understand why his new bride is so cold to him. When he finds out he's been duped by Kaiser #1, Kaiser #2 finds solace in the arms of another woman closer to his own age, which somehow leads to a happy ending for all concerned.