# Marriage with Limited Liability > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Marriage_with_Limited_Liability > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Marriage_with_Limited_Liability.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_with_Limited_Liability > Source revision: 1345556659 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1931 film Marriage with Limited Liability Directed by Franz Wenzler Written by Curt J. Braun Bobby E. Lüthge Based on Causa Kaiser by Adolf Eisler and Ludwig Stärk Produced by Felix Pfitzner Ilja Salkind Starring Charlotte Susa Georg Alexander Paul Morgan Cinematography Carl Drews Edited by Hermann Haller Music by Walter Jurmann Bronislau Kaper Production company T.K. Tonfilm-Produktion Distributed by Deutsche Universal-Film Release date 31 December 1931 (1931-12-31) Running time 75 minutes Countries Austria Germany Language German ***Marriage with Limited Liability*** ([German](/source/German_language): ***Ehe mit beschränkter Haftung***) is a 1931 Austrian-German [comedy film](/source/Comedy_film) directed by [Franz Wenzler](/source/Franz_Wenzler), and starring [Charlotte Susa](/source/Charlotte_Susa), [Georg Alexander](/source/Georg_Alexander), and [Paul Morgan](/source/Paul_Morgan_(actor)).[1][2] The film is an adaptation of the popular 1917 play *Causa Kaiser* by Adolf Eisler and Ludwig Stärk. It was shot at the [EFA Studios](/source/EFA_Studios) in [Berlin](/source/Berlin). The film's sets were designed by the [art directors](/source/Art_director) [Otto Erdmann](/source/Otto_Erdmann_(art_director)) and [Hans Sohnle](/source/Hans_Sohnle). It was released by the German subsidiary of [Universal Pictures](/source/Universal_Pictures).[3] ## Synopsis For years the [composer](/source/Composer) Georg Kaiser has been involved with his [singer](/source/Singer) Irene, but never married her as he cannot get a [divorce](/source/Divorce) from his wife. When Irene's wealthy uncle dies he leaves her a fortune only if she is the wife of George Kaiser. Still unable to marry, the couple seize on a leaflet loophole - she would simply marry another man whose name is George Kaiser. They select a naive, [office clerk](/source/Office_clerk) who is swept off his feet by Irene without realising it is only a [marriage of convenience](/source/Marriage_of_convenience). ## Cast - [Charlotte Susa](/source/Charlotte_Susa) as Irene Kaiser - [Georg Alexander](/source/Georg_Alexander) as Dr. Wender, Lawyer - [Paul Morgan](/source/Paul_Morgan_(actor)) as Sr. Springer, Lawyer - [Hans Moser](/source/Hans_Moser_(actor)) as Georg Kaiser II., Bürovorsteher - [Rosa Valetti](/source/Rosa_Valetti) - [Werner Fuetterer](/source/Werner_Fuetterer) as Georg Kaiser I. - [Trude Brionne](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trude_Brionne&action=edit&redlink=1) as Hühnerbein - [Tamara Desni](/source/Tamara_Desni) - [Anita Mey](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anita_Mey&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Walter Steinbeck](/source/Walter_Steinbeck) as Judge - [Edwin Jürgensen](/source/Edwin_J%C3%BCrgensen) as Kabarettdirektor - [Gerhard Dammann](/source/Gerhard_Dammann) as Gerichtsdiener ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Parish p. 397 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Klaus p. 44 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [https://www.filmportal.de/film/ehe-mit-beschraenkter-haftung_46b211aae2eb4f7ebbd97f9a8fbce128](https://www.filmportal.de/film/ehe-mit-beschraenkter-haftung_46b211aae2eb4f7ebbd97f9a8fbce128) ## Bibliography - Klaus, Ulrich J. *Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1932*. Klaus-Archiv, 1988. - Parish, James Robert (1977). [*Film Actors Guide: Western Europe*](https://archive.org/details/filmactorsguide0000pari). Scarecrow Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8108-1044-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8108-1044-0). ## External links - [*Marriage with Limited Liability*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021832/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) v t e Films directed by Franz Wenzler Marriage with Limited Liability (1931) The Night Without Pause (1931) The Scoundrel (1931) The Importance of Being Earnest (1932) Scandal on Park Street (1932) When Love Sets the Fashion (1932) Hans Westmar (1933) The Peak Scaler (1933) Hundred Days (1935) Streak of Steel (1935) This article related to a German comedy film of the 1930s is a stub. 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