The stork is dead
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The stork is dead |
| Country of production | Austria-Hungary |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1914 |
| length | approx. 76 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | NN |
| script | Hans Kottow |
| production | Viennese art film |
| occupation | |
The stork is dead is an Austrian silent film fun game from 1914.
action
The rich uncle has died, two nephews are left behind. One is seen as an air fanatic and bon vivant, the other as rural innocence. The latter becomes the heir of Uncle's fortune, although the other, the easy-going one who cannot handle money, would urgently need the fortune to pay off his debts. So there is no other choice than to look for a bride. Of course, the future woman has to bring some dowry into the marriage. Now he must bring his new marriage into harmony with his equally existing lover. And that tells him that he should explain to his future wife before the wedding night that the rattle stork should have flown out or be dead. I mean: no shared bedroom!
Now the new wife seems a little naive and takes the pretext of the Storchenmär too literally. In all seriousness she waits until the storks come back, and for a long time her husband does not have a sexual role with her. One day the time has come: the stork is spotted approaching over the pavilion roof. Only now can the spouse love of the husband, who has hitherto been two-pronged, really unfold, and he has also got rid of the problem with the lover quite elegantly: she has caught the brother, the pale wallflower, who has become rich through inheritance.
Production notes
The stork is dead was shot in 1914, was about 1,400 meters long and had four acts. The premiere probably took place towards the end of the same year.
Almost the entire cast came from the ensemble of the theater in der Josefstadt at the time .
criticism
"... you could say an ensemble guest performance by the Josefstädtertheater ... Schwank in the most drastic form, humorous, in places overflowing, a bit piquant but always subtle."
Web links
- The stork is dead in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The stork is dead at The German Early Cinema Database