If the Father and the Son (1955)
Original title: Wenn der Vater mit dem Sohne
If the Father and the Son is a 1955 German-language comedy movie directed by Hans Quest, with a running time of 1h 35m. It stars Heinz Rühmann, Oliver Grimm and Waltraut Haas.
After Clown Teddy lost his son, he lost his gift for laughter. He opened a joke shop and lives above the shop. His landlady has had a foster son since birth, and Teddy decides to raise the child, who always believed that Teddy was his father. When the mother suddenly appears five years later and wants her son, Teddy decides to run away with the child and goes back onstage with his son. Will the family catch up with them, or will the mother never get her son back?
Quick answers
What is If the Father and the Son about?
After Clown Teddy lost his son, he lost his gift for laughter. He opened a joke shop and lives above the shop. His landlady has had a foster son since birth, and Teddy decides to raise the child, who always believed that Teddy was his father. When the mother suddenly appears five years later and wants her son, Teddy decides to run away with the child and goes back onstage with his son. Will the family catch up with them, or will the mother never get her son back?
When was If the Father and the Son released?
If the Father and the Son was released on 1 August 1955.
How long is If the Father and the Son?
If the Father and the Son runs 1h 35m.
Who made If the Father and the Son?
If the Father and the Son was directed by Hans Quest.
Cast
- Heinz Rühmann as Teddy Lemke
- Oliver Grimm as Ulli
- Waltraut Haas as Gerti
- Robert Freitag as Roy Bentley
- Pero Alexander as Donald Crossman
- Fita Benkhoff as Miss Biermann
- Carl-Heinz Schroth as Peepe
- Rudolf Schündler as Man in the store
- Sybil Werden as Jane Bentley
- Herbert Kiper as Agent Miller
- Hans Schwarz Jr. as Samson
- Wolfgang Condrus as Blond boy with soccer ball (uncredited)