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Grounds for Divorce

The lawyer, Dr. Werkmann, is seeking a legal separation for Mr. Bernhof, who claims his wife is an incorrigible gambler. In reality, it is he who is the weakling; and while he dearly loves his wife, he's going through her fortune like there's no tomorrow. His wife, however, loves him dearly, too, in spite of his faults and doesn't want the marriage to end. Dr. Werkmann proposes something at a family meeting, which just might save the marriage after all.

1h 23m1937TMDb 7.0

German

Crew and Cast

Storyline

The lawyer, Dr. Werkmann, is seeking a legal separation for Mr. Bernhof, who claims his wife is an incorrigible gambler. In reality, it is he who is the weakling; and while he dearly loves his wife, he's going through her fortune like there's no tomorrow. His wife, however, loves him dearly, too, in spite of his faults and doesn't want the marriage to end. Dr. Werkmann proposes something at a family meeting, which just might save the marriage after all.

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Info

Original title
Der Scheidungsgrund
Status
Released
Released
16 August 1937
Runtime
1h 23m
TMDB score
7.0 / 10 (1 votes)

Production

Director
Karel Lamač
Studios
Moldavia-Film, Ondra-Lamac-Film GmbH (Berlin)
Countries
Czechoslovakia, Germany

Languages

Original
German
Spoken
German