Amphitryon: Happiness from the Clouds

Amphitryon: Happiness from the Clouds (1935) is a comedy, music film directed by Reinhold Schünzel rated 7.6/10.

Lamenting Thebian women are waiting for the men to come back from war. God Jupiter is attracted to one of them: Alkmene. He goes to earth and tries to seduce her as himself: an old man. Failing in this, he disguises himself as Amphitryon (Alkemene's husband) and tries again. Next morning Amphitryon and his men come back from war; he suspects adultery and wants a divorce. Jupiter's wife Juno now also comes to earth and clears things up.

Cast

Willy Fritsch

Jupiter / Amphitryon

Käthe Gold

Amphitryons Gemahlin Alkmene

Adele Sandrock

Jupiters Gemahlin Juno

Paul Kemp

Götterbote Merkur / Diener Sosias

Fita Benkhoff

Andria

Hilde Hildebrand

1. Freundin Alkmenes

Vilma Bekendorf

2. Freundin Alkmenes

Annie Ann

3. Freundin Alkmenes

Hilde Boenisch

4. Freundin Alkmenes

Ewald Wenck

Dr. Äskulap

Aribert Wäscher

Thebener Kriegsminister

Ellen-Ruth Knapp-Güttingen

1. Thebener Ehefrau