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The Merry Wives

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When Sir John Falstaff decides that he wants to have a little fun he writes two letters to a pair of Window wives: Mistress Ford and Mistress Page. When they put their heads together and compare missives, they plan a practical joke or two…

DirectorCarl Hoffmann

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Cast · Directed by Carl Hoffmann

MSMagda Schneider
Magda Schneider
Viola Evans
LSLeo Slezak
Leo Slezak
Sir John Falstaff
IWIda Wüst
Ida Wüst
Frau Fluth
OWOtto Wernicke
Otto Wernicke
Herr Fluth / Frank Ford
KPKlaus Pohl
Klaus Pohl
Wächter
ER
Else Reval
Mrs. Burns
MK
Maria Krahn
Frau Hurtig / Mistress Page
GPGustav Püttjer
Gustav Püttjer
Pistol
ER
Erwin van Roy
Nym
WSWilli Schaeffers
Willi Schaeffers
Friedensrichter
EFEllen Frank
Ellen Frank
Frl. Betty White
FZFranz Zimmermann
Franz Zimmermann
Valentin Fluth

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