If the Father and the Son
Seen it?1955 | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved The Kid, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 35 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1955: an older pace and style.
After Clown Teddy lost his son, he lost his gift for laughter. He opened a joke shop and lives above the shop. His landlady has had a foster son since birth, and Teddy decides to raise the child, who always believed that Teddy was his father. When the mother suddenly appears five years later and wants her son, Teddy decides to run away with the child and goes back onstage with his son. Will the family catch up with them, or will the mother never get her son back?
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 804 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Hans Quest
- Heinz RühmannTeddy Lemke
- Oliver GrimmUlli
- Waltraut HaasGerti
- Robert FreitagRoy Bentley
- Pero AlexanderDonald Crossman
- Fita BenkhoffMiss Biermann
- Carl-Heinz SchrothPeepe
- Rudolf SchündlerMan in the store
- Sybil WerdenJane Bentley
- Herbert KiperAgent Miller