Amphitryon (1935) Deutsch Eng sbt aka Aus den Wolken kommt das Glück
Director: Reinhold Schünzel Writers: Molière (play), Titus Maccius Plautus (play) Stars: Willy Fritsch, Paul Kemp, Käthe Gold Lamenting Thebian women are waiting for the men to come back from war. God Jupiter is attracted to one of them: Alkmene. He goes to earth and tries to seduce her as himself: an old man. Failing in this, he disguises himself as Amphitryon (Alkemene s husband) and tries again. Next morning Amphitryon and his men come back from war; he suspects adultery and wants a divorce. Jupiter s wive Juno now also comes to earth and clears things up.
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