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Directed by | Herbert Selpin |
Written by | Jean de Letraz (play) Suzanne Desty (play) Roger Blum (play) Georg C. Klaren Heinz Goldberg |
Starring | Charlotte Ander Hans Adalbert Schlettow Walter Steinbeck |
Cinematography | Carl Drews |
Music by | Ralph Benatzky |
Production company | Excelsior-Film |
Distributed by | Standard-Filmverleih |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | Germany |
Language | German |
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Antoinette, a wealthy young widow, runs into financial difficulties after investing in the stock markets and is forced to sell her villa and car. By chance one day she encounters William P. Harrison, the speculator responsible for her losses who is now the owner of her house. After she helps fix his car, he offers her a bet. If she can work as his chauffeur for three months without any problems he will restore her lost fortune to her. In spite of the fact he tries to make things as difficult as possible for her, the two gradually fall in love.
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