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An Ideal Husband (German: Ein idealer Gatte) is a 1935 German comedy film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Brigitte Helm, Sybille Schmitz and Karl Ludwig Diehl. It is based on the 1895 play An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde, a romantic comedy exploring social norms and sensitivities in the 19th century. The adaptation by Thea von Harbou is very faithful to the original work.
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Artur Günther and Benno von Arent. Interiors were shot at Terra Film's Marienfelde Studios, while extensive location shooting took place in London.




Plot summary


The film revolves around Sir Robert Chiltern, a respected politician with a hidden past of corruption. When a scheming woman named Mrs. Cheveley discovers his secret, she blackmails him, forcing him to support a fraudulent government project. Sir Robert seeks help from his witty friend, Lord Arthur Goring, to navigate the moral dilemma. The film explores themes of integrity, morality, and the consequences of one's actions while maintaining Oscar Wilde's signature humor and wit.




Main cast


Brigitte Helm as Lady Gertrud Chiltern
Sybille Schmitz as Gloria Cheveley
Karl Ludwig Diehl as Lord Robert Chiltern
Georg Alexander as Lord Arthur Goring
Anni Markart as Mabel Chiltern
Paul Henckels as Lord Caversham
Werner Scharf as Vicomte de Nanjac
Karl Dannemann as Parker, Oberingenieur
Heinz Förster-Ludwig as Mason, Diener bei Chiltern
Karl Platen as Phips, Diener bei Goring
Erich Walter as Montfort, Sekretär bei Chiltern
Hermann Frick as Vickers, Buchhalter
Toni Tetzlaff as Lady Markby
Valy Arnheim as Angestellter im Palladium
Hilde Maroff as Telefonistin
Charles Willy Kayser as Chilterns Gast
Ludwig Trautmann as Chilterns Gast




References






Bibliography


Hull, David Stewart (1969). Film in the Third Reich: A Study of the German Cinema, 1933–1945. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-01489-3.




External links


An Ideal Husband at IMDb
An Ideal Husband at AllMovie
An Ideal Husband at the TCM Movie Database

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