| Marriage for One Night | |
| Director: | Viktor Tourjansky |
| Cinematography: | Franz Koch |
| Editing: | Gertrud Hinz-Nischwitz |
| Music: | Ernst Jäger |
| Studio: | Ariston Film |
| Distributor: | Neue Filmverleih |
| Runtime: | 91 minutes |
| Country: | West Germany |
| Language: | German |
Marriage for One Night (German: link=no|'''Ehe für eine Nacht''') is a 1953 West German comedy film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Hannelore Bollmann and Adrian Hoven.[1] It was shot at the Carlton Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Ernst H. Albrecht and Arne Flekstad.
The photographer Hans Hoppe is an inveterate gambler as well as being the proud father of three children. His wealthy brother in America, Pedro, offers to pay a dowry for his three children to get married, but Hans uses the money to pay off his gambling debts at the racetrack. Things are thrown awry when Pedro arrives on a visit. Hans gets his children to act out the role of loving spouses, but when of one of his sons' "wife" falls in love with Pedro, he sees through the trick. He ultimately forgives his brother for his scam.