Characters & Themes
13 Chairs (1938) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1938 · 92 mins · German
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- Directed by
- E.W. Emo
- Starring
- Heinz Rühmann, Walter Huber, Hans Moser, Alfred Neugebauer, Carl Günther, Hedwig Bleibtreu
A struggling hairdresser and a classical‑art junk dealer form an unlikely partnership when they learn that a wealthy aunt has concealed a 100,000 DM inheritance behind one of thirteen chairs. Together they set out to locate the correct chair and claim the hidden fortune.
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