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The Model Husband (German: Der Mustergatte) is a 1937 German comedy film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Heinz Rühmann, Leny Marenbach and Hans Söhnker. It is based on a 1915 American play Fair and Warmer by Avery Hopwood. The film was screened at the Venice Film Festival where it won an award. In the 1950s it was remade twice: a 1956 West German film The Model Husband and a 1959 Swiss The Model Husband.
Original Release
10/13/1937
US Release
03/18/1938
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Leny Marenbach | Margret Bartlett |
| Hans Söhnker | Jack Wheeler |
| Heli Finkenzeller | Doddy Wheeler |
| Werner Fuetterer | Fred Evans |
| Jola Jobst | Ellen Wilson |
| Leopold von Ledebur | Sparkins / Buchhalter Sparkins |
| Josy Holsten | Exotin |
| Alexa von Porembsky | Mary |
| Georg H. Schnell | (as Schnell) |
| Hans Stiebner | (as Stiebner) |
Directors
Writers
Heinz Rühmann, Avery Hopwood, Jacob Geis, Hans Albin
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Leny Marenbach | Margret Bartlett |
| Hans Söhnker | Jack Wheeler |
| Heli Finkenzeller | Doddy Wheeler |
| Werner Fuetterer | Fred Evans |
| Jola Jobst | Ellen Wilson |
| Leopold von Ledebur | Sparkins / Buchhalter Sparkins |
| Josy Holsten | Exotin |
| Alexa von Porembsky | Mary |
| Georg H. Schnell | (as Schnell) |
| Hans Stiebner | (as Stiebner) |
| Otto Matthies | (as Mathis) |
| Werner Pledath | (as Pledath) |
| Richard Ulrich | Georg |
| Ernst Legal | Möbelpacker |
| Eva Behmer | Zuschauerin beim Tennistraining |
| Kimmo Virtanen | Trainer |
| Michael von Newlinsky | Hardings Geschäftspartner |
| Hans Albin | Jacks Freund in der Bar |
| Walter Bechmann | Nebenrolle |
| Liska Bonney | Engländerin |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Otto Ernst Lubitz | Executive Producer |
| Herbert Engelsing | Executive Producer |
| Herbert Engelsing | Producer |
