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My Wife, the Adventuress

1931

A light, briskly paced comedy of social climbing and mistaken status, easy to watch and gently amusing rather than laugh-out-loud.

Directed by
Kurt Gerron
Starring
Käthe von Nagy, Heinz Rühmann, Theo Lingen
Overview
A mousy bank clerk is married to an ambitious woman.

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Directed by
Kurt Gerron
Starring
Käthe von Nagy, Heinz Rühmann, Theo Lingen
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • ambition
    • deception
    • class
    Places
    • big city
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism6
    Romance4
    Tension3
    Darkness2
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight2

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    Directed by
    Kurt Gerron
    Starring
    Käthe von Nagy, Heinz Rühmann, Theo Lingen, Alfred Abel, Hubert von Meyerinck, Edith Meinhard, Georg H. Schnell
    Languages
    German

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