
The Merry Wives
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.
ComedyMusic
Rating
5.5/10
Release Date
1936-01-24
Runtime
81 minutes
Status
Released
Cast

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
Production Companies
Cine-Allianz Tonfilmproduktions GmbH