The Merry Wives

Carl Hoffmann
1936-01-24


4
81 min

When Sir John Falstaff decides that he wants to have a little fun he writes two letters to a pair of Window wives: Mistress Ford and Mistress Page. When they put their heads together and compare missives, they plan a practical joke or two to teach the knight a lesson. But Mistress Ford's husband is a very jealous man and is pumping Falstaff for information of the affair. Meanwhile the Pages' daughter Anne is besieged by suitors.

Cast

Name Character Team
Magda Schneider Viola Evans Unowned
Leo Slezak Sir John Falstaff Unowned
Ida Wüst Frau Fluth Unowned
Otto Wernicke Herr Fluth / Frank Ford Unowned
Klaus Pohl Wächter Unowned
Else Reval Mrs. Burns Unowned
Maria Krahn Frau Hurtig / Mistress Page Unowned
Gustav Püttjer Pistol Unowned
Erwin van Roy Nym Unowned
Willi Schaeffers Friedensrichter Unowned
Ellen Frank Frl. Betty White Unowned
Franz Zimmermann Valentin Fluth Unowned
Helmut Weiss Junker Schwächling Unowned
Helmut Hoffmann Fenton Unowned
Armin Schweizer Herr Page Unowned
Ruth Claus Anne Page Unowned
Eduard Wenck Mr. Burns Unowned
Walter von Allwörden Mr. Higgins Unowned
Wolfgang von Schwindt Wirt Unowned
Aribert Grimmer Bardolf Unowned
Curt Ackermann Ponton Unowned
Kurt Lauermann Higgins Bote Unowned
Arthur Reppert Kutscher v. Heuwagen Unowned
Horst Birr Oberpage Pedro Unowned
Wolfgang Kieling Unowned
Eugen Mateo Unowned
Friedel Müller Unowned
Grete Nordegg Unowned