The card reader

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The card reader is a swank by Wilfried Wroost , who became known through the television recording of the Ohnsorg Theater . As a special broadcast for the ARD television lottery , the broadcast on September 14, 1968 became known nationwide. Directed by Hans Mahler . Most of the comedy takes place in Hamburg .

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Wilhelmine Lührs ( Heidi Kabel ) lives in a small apartment with her somewhat simple nephew Fiete ( Edgar Bessen ). She earns a little extra income by "laying the cards" to friends in the neighborhood. In fact, she doesn't read anything from the playing cards; instead, she lets the gossip she has told flow into the “predictions”. Although she offers her "services" free of charge, she usually receives a fee, thanks to various lies about her financial situation.

When the wealthy farmer Peter Henck ( Otto Lüthje ) and his friend Karl Marks ( Ernst Grabbe ) come to her, however, they have a rather dubious offer: They ask Ms. Lührs against payment, Henck's wife Ida ( Erna Raupach-Petersen ), the recently came into conflict with the police, something "to scare you". Apparently reluctantly, Ms. Lührs accepts the offer. Thanks to the information from Gesa Wesseloh ( Christa Wehling ), the friend of Henck's son Otto ( Jochen Schenck ), Ms. Lührs succeeds in convincing Ida Henck of her skills and making her fearful of state violence. Her attempt to elicit a maternal blessing from Otto and Gesa's connection fails, however.

Shortly after her visit to the Hencks, the fraud flies up: Ida sued Ms. Lührs for imposture and the court date came. The judge ( Willy Millowitsch ), however, has more trouble dealing with Ida, who doesn't want to shut up, than with Mrs. Lührs, who is repentant and - actually - honest. Even the public prosecutor ( Karl-Heinz Kreienbaum ) cannot recognize a crime. In the end Ida is led away by the bailiff ( Henry Vahl ) for improper behavior , while Ms. Lührs is acquitted. The fact that she lays the cards to the prosecutor herself earns her another five marks .

background

The comedy was listed as a contribution to the ARD television lottery. The recurring saying “I'll be there for five marks!” Is the motto of the TV lottery. Since there was only this one performance in High German, the Cologne actor Willy Millowitsch , who spoke no Low German , was won over for the supporting role as judge. Freddy Quinn can be seen in another guest role , Hanno Thurau plays an assessor. It was broadcast on September 14, 1968 by ARD .

More television recordings

As early as 1964, the comedy was recorded under the title Die Kartenlegerin or Die Welt wants zu sein sein by NDR under the television direction of Alfred Johst . With two exceptions, the line-up was identical to the 1968 version. The judge Kleinfisch played Hans Mahler , who was also the stage director at the time, and Günter Lüdke played the police sergeant.

In addition, the play was recorded again in 1982 in a new production by the St Pauli Theater, this time by ZDF. Here Heidi Kabel played the role of Wilhelmine Lührs again. This time the judge Kleinfisch played Benno Hattesen , who was also responsible for the direction; Furthermore, Joachim Wolff played Peter Henck, Ingrid von Bothmer his wife Ida and Edgar Frank the public prosecutor.

Television broadcasts

  • 2014: NDR, March 1, 2014, 8.15 p.m., 125 minutes

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