Acting
Frank Morgan's oblivious millionaire chaos energy.
Costume
Edna May Oliver's mountainous hats deserve their own credit.
Director
Edward Buzzell
Robert Young
Fritz Hagedorn
Frank Morgan
Rudolph Tobler
Mary Astor
Mrs. Irene Mallebre
Florence Rice
Hilde Tobler
Edna May Oliver
Mrs. Kunkel
Reginald Owen
Johann Kesselhut
Herman Bing
Mr. Polter
Henry Hull
Sepp
Sig Ruman
Mr. Bold
Walter Kingsford
William Reichenbach
Edwin Maxwell
First Lawyer (uncredited)
Tom Rutherford
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Gustav von Seyffertitz
Lawyer (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Adapted from Erich Kästner's German novel, sanitized considerably for American audiences—original had sharper class satire.
Released months before WWII, this is one of the last Hollywood films to depict Germans as quaint vacationers rather than threats.
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