Marriage in Small Doses

8.019391h 36mComedy

Marriage in Small Doses (1939) is a comedy film directed by Johannes Meyer rated 8.0/10.

Nora and Peter constantly fight and wish to divorce. Nora's uncle Eberhard, however, believes the two belong together and comes up with a plan to bring the two back together again: as a lawyer, who is processing the divorce, he explains to them that the paperwork for the divorce is completed, but will only go into effect once they undertake a reconciliation attempt. For the first reconciliation meeting, Eberhard enlists the help of his friend Christa and together, they turn Nora into such a hot tamale, that Peter burns with jealousy that any other man might look at her. At the second meeting of the two, which takes place a year later (how long do divorces in Nazi Germany take?!?!), Nora plays the girl abandoned by everyone. In the interim, she's given birth to Peter's son -- which apparently does not count as a reconciliation -- and Peter has become a successful composer. When Nora again disappears after this meeting, Peter does all he can to win her back.

Released: 1939-08-17

Duration: 1h 36m

Genre: Comedy

Country: Germany

Director: Johannes Meyer

Cast: Leny Marenbach, Grethe Weiser, Hilde Hildebrand, Rudolf Platte, Johannes Riemann, Gerhard Dammann

Production: Cine-Allianz Tonfilmproduktions GmbH