Ein Idealer Gatte (1937)
- Starring:
- Karl Ludwig Diehl, Brigitte Helm, (more)
- Director(s):
- Herbert Selpin
Synopsis of Ein Idealer Gatte
Though the witty, epigrammatic style of Oscar Wilde would seem best suited to the rhythms of the English language, a surprising number of Wilde's plays and short stories were filmed in Europe. The German Ein Idealer Gatte is a fairly faithful adaptation of Wilde's 1895 play An Ideal Husband. The title character is Lord Chiltern (Carl Ludwig Diehl), a prosperous steel magnate. Blackmailed by an old flame, Gloria Chevney (Sybille Schmitz), Lord C. is at last rescued by the real brains of the Chiltern family, his loyal, supportive and eminently courageous wife (Brigitte Helm). Film buffs take note: Ein Ideal Gatte affords a rare opportunity to see Metropolis star Brigitte Helm and Vampyr star Sybille Schmitz in the same picture. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Ein Idealer Gatte
- Karl Ludwig Diehl - Lord Chiltern
- Annie Markart - Mabel Chiltern
- Paul Henckels - Lord Caversham
- Karl Dannemann - Ingenieur Parker
- Brigitte Helm - Lady Chiltern
- Georg Alexander - Lord Goring
- Sybille Schmitz - Gloria Cheveley
- Director(s):
- Herbert Selpin
- Writer(s):
- Thea von Harbou
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