Umwege Zum Glück (1939)

Also known as Detours to Happiness

1939 · Feature film · 94 min · dir. Fritz Peter Buch

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Synopsis

This drama is thàt humdrum that during watching I could spend quite some time reflecting on the hardly credible casting. Ewald Balser, a very good actor but not really a playboy-type, is miscast as the philandering husband. Lil Dagover, the lady of German cinema and the main reason to watch this film, and Eugen Klõpfer are both of the same age (52); she plays the daughter of Klõpfer!. Let's assume Dagover is playing a woman more or less the age of Balser (43); thèn, although she is still very…

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Details

Director

Fritz Peter Buch

Running time

94 minutes

Cast & crew

• FFritz Peter Buch Director
• Ewald Balser
• Lil Dagover
• Eugen Klöpfer

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