The Merry Wives (1936)
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.
- Released
- 1936-01-24
- Genres
- Comedy, Music
- Runtime
- 81 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Carl Hoffmann
- TMDB rating
- 5.5/10 from 2 votes
Cast
- Magda Schneider as Viola Evans
- Leo Slezak as Sir John Falstaff
- Ida Wüst as Frau Fluth
- Otto Wernicke as Herr Fluth / Frank Ford
- Klaus Pohl as Wächter
- Else Reval as Mrs. Burns
- Maria Krahn as Frau Hurtig / Mistress Page
- Gustav Püttjer as Pistol
- Erwin van Roy as Nym
- Willi Schaeffers as Friedensrichter
- Ellen Frank as Frl. Betty White
- Franz Zimmermann as Valentin Fluth