Karl Valentin - Kurzfilmprogramm

In the organizer's words:

Screenings:

• Thu, August 15, 2024 - Wed, August 21, 2024 at 5:00 pm

The 5 most popular short films with the unique comedy duo Karl Valentin & Liesl Karlstadt.

In the photo studio: 1932, 27 min.

Director: Karl Ritter

Performers: Karl Valentin, Liesl Karlstadt

A photographer has to go away for three days. His assistant (Karl Valentin) and the apprentice boy (Liesl Karlstadt) are supposed to stand in for him, but they actually want to go blue in the master's absence. They are therefore reluctant to take photos of the arriving customers...

Orchestral rehearsal: 1933, 22 min.

Director: Carl Lamac

Performers: Karl Valentin (trumpeter and violinist), Liesl Karlstadt (bandmaster), Josef Eichheim

Adapted from episodes of the play "Tingeltangel": A pompous bandmaster (in one of her funniest roles: Liesl Karlstadt) and a rebellious musician (Karl Valentin) are constantly at loggerheads during an orchestra rehearsal. After lengthy discussions, they duel with baton and violin bow, but the rehearsal with the orchestra goes even further.

In the record store: 1933/34, 22 min.

Director: Hans H. Zerlett

Performers: Karl Valentin(the customer), Liesl Karlstadt (the sales clerk), Elisabeth Paperlitz

Karl Valentin wants to buy a record but can't remember the name of the song he wants. Even a phone call to the owner of the record store, Mr. Rembremerding, doesn't help because the customer has to laugh so hard at the boss's name that he can't whistle the tune he's looking for.

The Firmling: 1934, 23 min.

Director: Karl Valentin

Performers: Karl Valentin (the godfather), Liesl Karlstadt (Bepperl, his son)

Godfather and confirmand enter a fine wine
enter a fine wine tavern already quite buzzed. Immediately
they bring a table toppling over and
and take a long time to iron out the accident.
the accident. When ordering, the waiter is
waiter is quite condescending and Valentin
orders a whole bottle of schnapps for himself
bottle of schnapps.

The Inheritance: 1936, 21 min.

Director: Jacob Geis

Cast: Karl Valentin, Liesl Karlstadt, Justus Paris, Hans Kraft, H.B. Benedikt, Georg Holl, Lothar Mayring.

A poor old couple can't pay the rent. The bailiff comes. The couple believe that their only seizable possession is their bedside chest, which they now try to save, but which breaks when they try to let it out of the window. Suddenly a notary appears and announces an inheritance, a complete set of bedroom furniture.