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Bachelor's Paradise (1939 film)

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Bachelor's Paradise
Directed byKurt Hoffmann
Written by
Produced byHeinz Rühmann
Starring
CinematographyCarl Drews
Edited byArnfried Heyne
Music byMichael Jary
Production
company
Distributed byTerra Film
Release date
  • 1 August 1939 (1939-08-01)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

Bachelors' Paradise (German: Paradies der Junggesellen) is a 1939 German comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Heinz Rühmann, Josef Sieber, and Hans Brausewetter.[1] It was based on a novel by Johannes Boldt. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin with sets designed by the art director Willi Herrmann. The film featured the popular song "Das kann doch einen Seemann nicht erschüttern".

Synopsis

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After getting his second divorce, Hugo Bartels and his two ex-military comrades agree a pact to form a "paradise for bachelors" club in which all are pledged never to get married again. However, when Hugo meets and falls in love with an attractive woman, he faces a quandary. He is eventually able to marry her after introducing his friends to his two ex-wives and making sure they fall in love as well.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Etlin, p. 164.

Bibliography

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  • Etlin, Richard A. (2002). Art, Culture, and Media Under the Third Reich. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-22087-1.
  • Hake, Sabine (2001). Popular Cinema of the Third Reich. Austin: University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-73458-6.
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