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Marriage of Affection
A continuation of the film "Familie Buchholz": To Wilhelmine Buchholz, the concept of a marriage based on love is somewhat scary, although she hears again and again that this is the "modern" method to a happy marriage. Her daughter Betti seems to agree, as she shows no interest in her middle class companions; she only loves the painter Holle. To once again restore family harmony, Mr. Buchholz sends his wife and daughters to Helgoland. But Wilhelmine has to return early to Berlin to look after things while Betti and Holle continue onward. On Helgoland, they secretly marry.
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A continuation of the film "Familie Buchholz": To Wilhelmine Buchholz, the concept of a marriage based on love is somewhat scary, although she hears again and again that this is the "modern" method to a happy marriage. Her daughter Betti seems to agree, as she shows no interest in her middle class companions; she only loves the painter Holle. To once again restore family harmony, Mr. Buchholz sends his wife and daughters to Helgoland. But Wilhelmine has to return early to Berlin to look after things while Betti and Holle continue onward. On Helgoland, they secretly marry.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Jochen Kuhlmey
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Runtime:91 minutes
Studio:UFA
Cast
Carl Froelich
Director
Henny Porten
Wilhelmine Buchholz
Paul Westermeier
Carl Buchholz, ihr Mann
Gustav Fröhlich
Frauenarzt Dr. Franz Wrenzchen
Grethe Weiser
Jette, Dienstmädchen bei Buchholzens
Elisabeth Flickenschildt
Kathinka Bergfeldt
Albert Hehn
Friedrich Wilhelm Holle, Kunstmaler
Kurt Vespermann
Julius Stinde, Verleger
Günther Lüders
Lothar Manning
Elisabeth Botz
Mutter Jaspersen
Käthe Dyckhoff
Marianne Simson
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