The plot of the lost film is divided into two acts. Ossi Oswalda and Victor Janson play two apartment seekers, while Marga Köhler is a landlady. The housing shortage is treated in sketch form and "in a joking manner [...] the real housing calamity", whereby "humorous aspects" are wrested from the "tragedy." Lubitsch and Kräly used a sketch in the film that they had written especially for Ossi Oswalda.
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A classic from 1920. They don't make them like this anymore — which is exactly why you should watch it. Best for: genre fans and those open to something unconventional.
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Ossi Oswalda
Frau
Victor Janson
Mann
Marga Köhler
Zimmervermieterin
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