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Original title

Allotria

Year

1936

Running time

94 min.

Country

Germany

Director

Willi Forst

Screenwriter

Willi Forst, Jochen Huth

Cast

Music

Peter Kreuder

Cinematography

Werner Bohne, Ted Pahle (B&W)

Producer

Cine-Allianz

Genre

Comedy. Romance | Car Movies. Romantic Comedy. Screwball comedy

Synopsis

Allotria is a catch-all German word which roughly translates as "Hokum." And there's hokum in abundance when lascivious lothario Philip (Adolf Wohlbrück, aka Anton Walbrook) falls into a marriage trap concocted by Gaby (Jenny Jugo) and Viola (Renate Müller). Knowing that Philip prefers the sexual company of married women, Gaby and Viola exchange identities, much to the discomfort of Gaby's jealous husband David (Heinz Ruhmann). The misunderstandings multiply as the four protagonists attend the annual Monte Carlo motor race, then head off for a zany ocean voyage. On the basis of his past box-office track record, director Willie Forst was afforded a huge budget to complete Allotria, and the added expenditure was well worth it.

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Hokum

1936

Willi Forst