Versprich mir nichts! (1937)

Maler Pratt, an artist, refuses to sell his paintings as he thinks that they still need improvement before being publicly exhibited, but his wife Monika thinks differently and sells them ... See full summary »

Director:

Wolfgang Liebeneiner

Writers:

Bernd Hofmann, Charlotte Rissmann (play),

Stars:

Luise Ullrich, Viktor de Kowa, Heinrich George

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Luise Ullrich	...	Monika
Viktor de Kowa	...	Maler Martin Pratt
Heinrich George	...	Kunsthändler Felder
Hubert von Meyerinck	...	Dr. Elk
Will Dohm	...	Konsul Brenkow
Charlott Daudert	...	Vera Brenkow
Hans Hermann Schaufuß	...	Hausbesitzer Herr Lemke
Wilhelm P. Krüger	...	Der Gasmann
Maria Wanck	...	Fräulein Klette, Felders Sekräterin
Leopold von Ledebur	...	Präsident der Akademie
Erich Dunskus	...	Gläubiger #1
Margot Erbst	...	Maria, Mädchen bei Pratt
Maria Loja	...	Frau Lemke
Hans Meyer-Hanno	...	Gläubiger
Karl-Heinz Reppert	...	Gläubiger

Storyline

Maler Pratt, an artist, refuses to sell his paintings as he thinks that they still need improvement before being publicly exhibited, but his wife Monika thinks differently and sells them because she thinks they are good...and they need the money. As he only signs an "M" on his work, Monika has no difficulty in claiming she is "M", but problems arrive when she is commissioned to do a large mural and Maler refuses to help her out. However, his creative spirit gets the best of him and he does the mural which is widely acclaimed to be a great work of art. Felder , an art dealer, is not overly pleased with this turn of events as he has been pleading with Monika to divorce her shiftless husband and marry him.

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Plot Keywords:

based on play

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

12 November 1937 (USA)

Also Known As:

Promise Me Nothing

Company Credits

Production Co:

Meteor-Film GmbH, Terra-Filmkunst

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Tobis-Klangfilm)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

User Reviews

Monika, I'm missing some paintings.

Maler Pratt (Viktor de Kowa), an artist, refuses to sell his paintings as he thinks that they still need improvement before being publicly exhibited, but his wife Monika (Louise Ulrich)thinks differently and sells them because she thinks they are good...and they need the money.

As he only signs an "M" on his work, Monika has no difficulty in claiming she is "M", but problems arrive when she is commissioned to do a large mural and Maler refuses to help her out. HOwever, his creative spirit gets the best of him and he does the mural which is widely acclaimed to be a great work of art.

Felder (Heinrich George), an art dealer, is not overly pleased with this turn of events as he has been pleading with Monika to divorce her shiftless husband and marry him.