The Bartered Bride

The Bartered Bride — Plot

Bohemia in the 19th century, stage-coach driver Hans loves the mayor's daughter Marie, but she is promised Wenzel, the son of another wealthy farmer. Marie refuses to marry Wenzel because of Hans, but the marriage arranger tries to "buy" Marie from Hans. But when Wenzel tells Hans that he doesn't want to marry Marie either because he loves circus director Brummel's daughter, Hans decides to accept the offer of money for not interfering in the relations of Hans and Marie. But when Marie hears about this, she doesn't want to see Hans again.

• Release date
• August 18, 1932
• Runtime
• 77 min
• Genres
• Comedy, Music, Romance
• Director
• Max Ophüls

The Bartered Bride — Cast

Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender Hans Jarmila Novotná Marie

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Max Nadler Bürgermeister

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Maria Janowska Frau Bürgermeister Otto Wernicke Heiratsvermittler Kezal Paul Kemp Wenzel Karl Valentin Rudolph Brummer Liesl Karlstadt Katinka Brummer