The Man Who is Talked About
1937, German. Directed by E.W. Emo.
The Man Who is Talked About is the overly agreeable Toni Mathis (Heinz Ruhmann), a gent constitutionally incapable of saying the word "no" (or "nein," this being a German picture). Though he'd rather breeze through life without responsibilities or obligations, Toni agrees to study zoology in college because his uncle (Hans Moser) wants him to. Alas, despite the Herculean efforts by Toni's servant Hassler (Theo Lingen) to prepare his master for his final exams, Toni forgets to show up for the finals and is expelled post-haste. In desperation, his uncle arranges for Toni to get married, and once again our hero just can't say no. Trouble is, he falls in love with trapeze artist Bianca (Gusti Huber), whose father won't let her marry anyone except another entertainer. Undaunted, Toni studies a book on show business and tries out for the vaudeville stage, and the picture isn't even halfway over yet!
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- E.W. EmoDirector
- Heinz RühmannToni Mathis
- Hans MoserMartin, Tonis Onkel
- Theo LingenDiener Haßler
- Gusti HuberBianca Zaratti
- Heinz SalfnerZirkusdirektor Zarratti
- Gerhard BienertDompteur Carasso
- Reinhold HäussermannClown
- Ferdinand MayerhoferSchneider
- Mizzi ZwerenzVerkäuferin des Flohzirkus
- Otto StormHotelmanager
Details
- Released
- 5 February 1937
- Original title
- Der Mann, von dem man spricht
- Country
- Austria
- Written by
- Hans Sassmann
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The Man Who is Talked About runs 83 minutes (1h 23m).
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Which OTT platform is The Man Who is Talked About on?
The Man Who is Talked About isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 February 1937. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Man Who is Talked About?
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Who directed The Man Who is Talked About?
The Man Who is Talked About (1937) was directed by E.W. Emo and stars Heinz Rühmann, Hans Moser, Theo Lingen.