Lumpenball (1930)
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Harry Frank, Irene Ambrus, Kurt Lilien, Anna Müller-Lincke, Carl de Vogt, Fritz Kampers
Two husbands' plan for a night at a rag ball unravels when their wives discover the deception and follow them.
The story
Amadeus and his son-in-law Gerhard head to the city with dancers Fiffi and Lola for a rag ball. To explain his departure, Amadeus sends himself a telegram supposedly from attorney Dr. Wiegand. The excuse collapses when Wiegand arrives at Amadeus’s estate after the men have left, exposing the husbands’ deception. Their wives, Pauline and Gerhard’s unnamed wife, then set out for the ball to catch them in the act.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Amadeus and his son-in-law Gerhard head to the city with the dancers Fiffi and Lola to attend the rag ball. With a telegram to himself, supposedly sent by attorney Dr. Wiegand, Amadeus has given his wife Pauline an excuse for his departure. Unfortunately, Dr. Wiegand turns up at Amadeus’s estate after they have left, exposing the two husbands’ deception. So both wives also go to the rag ball to catch their husbands in the act. Back home, the men have to endure their wives’ accusations until they discover that the front page of the daily newspaper shows Pauline as the Queen of Rags.
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