Mein Mann, das Wirtschaftswunder (1961)
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Cast
Heinz Erhardt, Marika Rökk, Fritz Tillmann, Cornelia Froboess, Adelheid Seeck, Helmut Lohner
A widowed industrialist proposes to the actress his teenage daughter idolizes, but her unconventional arrival upends their household.
The story
Widowed industrialist Alexander Engelmann has a 16-year-old daughter, Julia, whom he has somewhat neglected. Hoping to provide her with a mother, he decides to marry actress Ilona Farkas, whom he met on a flight and who is Julia’s idol. Engelmann’s servant Paul carries his proposal to Ilona. She eventually accepts, intending to teach the arrogant industrialist a lesson. At their wedding celebration, Ilona turns everything upside down, and she later throws a large party for Julia’s birthday. Engelmann reproaches her, setting off a conflict in their new household.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The widowed industrialist Alexander Engelmann has a somewhat neglected 16-year-old daughter named Julia. Wanting a mother for her, he decides to marry the actress Ilona Farkas, whom he met during a flight. In any case, she is Julia’s idol. Engelmann’s servant Paul delivers the proposal to Ilona, who eventually agrees in order to teach the arrogant man a lesson. At the wedding celebration, she turns everything upside down, and for Julia’s birthday she throws a big party. Engelmann reproaches her, whereupon Ilona leaves the house. Of course, the separation does not last, because by then the two have truly fallen in love with each other, and Julia too has found the man of her life in the journalist Tommy.
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