Plot Summary
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 to teach the knight a lesson. But Mistress Ford's husband is a very jealous man and is pumping Falstaff for information of the affair. Meanwhile the Pages' daughter Anne is besieged by suitors.
Full Cast & Characters
Magda Schneider
Viola Evans
Leo Slezak
Sir John Falstaff
Ida Wüst
Frau Fluth
Otto Wernicke
Herr Fluth / Frank Ford
Klaus Pohl
Wächter
Else Reval
Mrs. Burns
Maria Krahn
Frau Hurtig / Mistress Page
Gustav Püttjer
Pistol
Erwin van Roy
Nym
Willi Schaeffers
Friedensrichter
Ellen Frank
Frl. Betty White
Franz Zimmermann
Valentin Fluth
Director & Crew
Carl Hoffmann
Director
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The Merry Wives was directed by Carl Hoffmann and released in 1936.
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The Merry Wives has a runtime of 1 hours and 21 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1936-01-24
- Status
- Released