If We All Were Angels

Christian Kempenich, a pedantic law firm manager, attends a christening in Cologne, leading to a boozy night. He wakes up in a stranger’s bed and is accused of stealing bed linen from the hotel. Meanwhile, his wife Hedwig had her own fling and wants to keep it secret. When she learns of Christian’s predicament, she reveals her affair during a heated discussion. Realising their marriage is at risk, they decide to work on their relationship.

Heinz Rühmann

Christian Kempenich

Leny Marenbach

Hedwig - seine Frau

Harald Paulsen

Enrico Falotti

Will Dohm

Polizist

Ernst Waldow

Anwalt

Luise Morland

Frau Oberpostdirektor

Lotte Rausch

Carl de Vogt

Paul Mederow

Hugo Froelich

Hanns August Herten

Bügermeister

Charlotte Krause-Walter

Else

Elsa Dalands

Selma Kempenich - die Tante

• Carl FroelichDirector · Producer
• Heinrich SpoerlScreenplay · Novel
• Reimar KuntzeDirector of Photography
• Gustav LohseEditor

Release date

October 8, 1936

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

1h 40m

Genres

Comedy