The Merry Jail

The Merry Jail
6.4

The Merry Jail

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Directed by: Ernst Lubitsch

Overview

A neglected wife disguises herself in order to lure her wastrel husband into a compromising position.

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  • germish (Rated: 9.5)

    The Merry Jail or Das fidele Gefängnis (1917) is one of the early films of Ernst Lubitsch. A light comedy, based on Strauss's operetta 'Die Fledermaus', about a rich couple and their maid in a gay Berlin of endless parties and ceremonies. It is also one of early films of Emil Jannings in the role of...

  • germish (Rated: 9.5)

    The Merry Jail or Das fidele Gefängnis (1917) is one of the early films of Ernst Lubitsch. A light comedy, based on Strauss's operetta 'Die Fledermaus', about a rich couple and their maid in a gay Berlin of endless parties and ceremonies. It is also one of early films of Emil Jannings in the role of...

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