Storyline

The plot of the lost film is divided into two acts. Ossi Oswalda and Victor Janson play two apartment seekers, while Marga Köhler is a landlady. The housing shortage is treated in sketch form and "in a joking manner [...] the real housing calamity", whereby "humorous aspects" are wrested from the "tragedy." Lubitsch and Kräly used a sketch in the film that they had written especially for Ossi Oswalda.

Key Information

Director Ernst Lubitsch
Writers Hanns Kräly, Ernst Lubitsch
Studio Projektions-AG Union
Language DE

Cast & Crew

Ossi Oswalda

Ossi Oswalda

Frau

Victor Janson

Victor Janson

Mann

Marga Köhler

Marga Köhler

Zimmervermieterin

Frequently Asked Questions

The Housing Shortage was released on February 6, 1920.

The Housing Shortage is a Comedy movie.

The Housing Shortage is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.

The Housing Shortage was directed by Ernst Lubitsch.

The main cast of The Housing Shortage includes Ossi Oswalda, Victor Janson, Marga Köhler.

The Housing Shortage is originally in German.