Happiness Is the Main Thing
6.8
Axel Roth is happy in his marriage and with his job. But his mother-in-law wants more for her daughter and manages to sow discord. When the two of them use cunning to secure an invitation to a high-society gathering at the general director's house, Axel's wife loses an expensive borrowed brooch there. From now on, he has to work day and night to pay off the jewelry...
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Cast
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Heinz Rühmann
Axel Roth
Known for
The Punch Bowl
It Happened in Broad Daylight
Hertha Feiler
Uschi Roth
Also in
Clothes Make the Man
The Angel and the Lyre
Jochen Huth
Ernesto Remani
Ida Wüst
Frau Lind
Also in
Two Worlds
Kater Lampe
Wálter Forster
Hans Leibelt
Generaldirektor Arndt
Known for
The Punch Bowl
Rudo Ritter
Jane Tilden
Daisy
Also in
Diese Drombuschs
Oh, These Men
Fritz Odemar
Generaldirektor Zimmermann
Known for
M
Arthur Wiesner
Standesbeamter
Also in
The Sins of Rose Bernd
Paracelsus
Max Gülstorff
Bürovorsteher Binder
Known for
The Punch Bowl
Theo Lingen Director
United States release January 1, 1953 · Produced in Germany · Original title Hauptsache glücklich!
Production
Bavaria-Filmkunst
Production
Germany
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Languages
Original title
Hauptsache glücklich!
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · April 2, 1941
Theatrical
United States · January 1, 1953
Denmark
December 9, 1941
Finland
September 13, 1942
France
June 12, 1942
Sweden
August 3, 1942
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