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Heaven on Earth
1927. Germany. Alfred Schirokauer. Approx. 97 min.
Saturday, January 8, 2011, 2:00 p.m.
Theater 2 (The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2), T2
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Heaven on Earth
1927. Germany. Directed by Alfred Schirokauer. Screenplay by Reinhold Schünzel, Schirokauer, based on the play Der Doppelmensch by Wilhelm Jacoby and Arthur Lippschitz. With Schünzel, Charlotte Ander, Adele Sandrock, Otto Wallburg. Schünzel was a major comic actor in Weimar cinema, and this may be his most hilarious film. A nightclub, prohibition, a honeymoon, hypocrisy, and cross-dressing come together in one effervescent brew. Courtesy of Bundesarchiv – Filmarchiv, Berlin. Silent. Approx. 97 min.
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