Marriage in Small Doses
Nora and Peter constantly fight and wish to divorce. Nora's uncle Eberhard, however, believes the two belong together and comes up with a plan to bring the two back together again: as a lawyer, who is processing the divorce, he explains to them that the paperwork for the divorce is completed, but will only go into effect once they undertake a reconciliation attempt. For the first reconciliation meeting, Eberhard enlists the help of his friend Christa and together, they turn Nora into such a hot tamale, that Peter burns with jealousy that any other man might look at her. At the second meeting of the two, which takes place a year later (how long do divorces in Nazi Germany take?!?!), Nora plays the girl abandoned by everyone. In the interim, she's given birth to Peter's son -- which apparently does not count as a reconciliation -- and Peter has become a successful composer. When Nora again disappears after this meeting, Peter does all he can to win her back.
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Cast
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Johannes Meyer Director
First release August 17, 1939 · Produced in Germany · Original title Ehe in Dosen
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Cine-Allianz Tonfilmproduktions GmbH
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Germany
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Original title
Ehe in Dosen
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · August 17, 1939
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No release date listed for United States.
France
April 25, 1941
Spain
March 15, 1941 · Barcelona
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