A few days before the planned wedding of the chief inheritor von Halleborg, he experiences a terrible blow: his beloved bride Julia has a riding accident and dies of her injuries. Von Halleborg becomes a broken man and chooses not to waste another moment thinking of love -- his heart belongs to Julia ... forever. In doing so, von Halleborg runs the risk of losing his entire estate, for the conditions of inheritance make all to clear that if he does not marry by his 45th birthday, the estate is to be turned over to someone else. Von Halleborg had already made peace with this fact until he discovers that the future lord of the manor will be his nephew Oskar, a selfish and ruthless scoundrel, concerned only with money.
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Cast
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Willy Birgel
Bernhard von Halleborg
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Viktoria von Ballasko
Amelie von Linden
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Anneliese Uhlig
Julia Dahl
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Immenhof
Der Monddiamant
Harry Liedtke
Dr. Stempel
Known for
The Oyster Princess
Hedwig Wangel
Malena
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The Punch Bowl
Maria Meissner
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My Friend the Millionaire
Das Tankmädel
Ernst Sattler
von Linden
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I Accuse
The Desert Song
Heddo Schulenburg
Kurt
Also in
Wenn du noch eine Heimat hast
Von Null Uhr Eins bis Mitternacht
Werner Scharf
Oskar von Halleborg
Known for
Münchhausen
Doris Holve
Christa, ihre Schwester
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Unser Mittwochabend
Our Daily Bread
Arthur Schröder
Dr. Osterkamp
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Ich vertraue Dir meine Frau an
Mania
Maria Locatelli
Cilli, seine Frau
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Hans Deppe Director
First release June 6, 1943 · Produced in Germany · Production Universum Film (UFA)
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UFA
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Universum Film (UFA)
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Germany
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Original title
Der Majoratsherr
Original language
German
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German
Release dates
Germany · June 6, 1943
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No release date listed for United States.
XC
August 4, 1944 · Theatrical
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