No Money Needed (German: Man braucht kein Geld) is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Hedy Lamarr, Heinz Rühmann, and Hans Moser. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin with sets designed by the art director Julius von Borsody. It premiered on 5 February 1932.[1] It was based on a play by Ferdinand Alternkirch and was shot during November 1931.[2] A French remake (Pas besoin d'argent) and an Italian remake (Non c'è bisogno di denaro) were made in 1933. Boese himself remade the story in 1953 under the title The Uncle from America.

No Money Needed
GermanMan braucht kein Geld
Directed byCarl Boese
Written by
Produced byArnold Pressburger
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byGeza Pollatschik
Music byArtur Guttmann
Production
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Distributed byBavaria Film
Release date
  • 5 February 1932 (1932-02-05)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

Synopsis

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A virtually bankrupt businessman in a small town manages to convince people that his newly arrived cousin, who is equally impoverished, is a millionaire.

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References

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  1. ^ Grange, William (2008). Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. p. 381. ISBN 081085967X. LCCN 2008008116.
  2. ^ Barton, Ruth (2010). Hedy Lamarr: The Most Beautiful Woman in Film. Screen Classics. University Press of Kentucky. p. 25. ASIN B0078XFQ6U. ISBN 0813136547. JSTOR j.ctt2jcvm4. LCCN 2010013914.
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