According to his last will, the rich American uncle of vacuum cleaner salesman Peter Pett only leaves his 5 million dollars to Peter if he is married happily. Otherwise the five million will fall to Peter's Scottish cousin Patrick.
Acting
Heinz Rühmann plays twins with delightful physical comedy.
Production
Glamorous 1930s set design that screams 'fake millionaire' aesthetic.
Director
Carl Boese
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Heinz Rühmann was Nazi Germany's most bankable star, yet this film's American-obsessed greed plot somehow slipped past propaganda scrutiny—probably because everyone loves a good inheritance scam.
Rühmann reportedly hated playing both twins because the split-screen technology of 1938 required him to perform scenes twice with precise timing, often talking to a tennis ball on a stick.
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