The Cruel Mistress

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The Cruel Mistress
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Directed by Carl Lamac
Written by
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography
Edited by Ella Ensink
Music by
Production
companies
  • Ondra-Lamac-Film
  • Lothar Stark-Film
Distributed byHugo Engel-Filmgesellschaft
Release date
12 July 1932
Running time
78 minutes
Countries
  • Austria
  • Germany
Language German

The Cruel Mistress (German: Die grausame Freundin) is a 1932 Austrian-German comedy film directed by Carl Lamac and starring Anny Ondra, Fritz Rasp and Lina Woiwode. [1] A separate French-language version Should We Wed Them? was also released. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle.

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Synopsis

The quarrelsome astronomer Professor Bock has long had a falling out with his brother, who went to America after marrying a circus performer. Then his brother's widow and her son Jim arrive and a romance begins to develop with the professor's daughter Welgunda.

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References

  1. von Dassanowsky p.49

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