Review of Drei Männer im Schnee

It looks like a remake of Narren Im Schnee with the original story thrown out and a new story put in. This millionaire, played by Paul Dahlke with his manservant played by Gunther Luders, goes on a ski vacation to Heimat mountains incognito. A young Dr fritz, played by Claus Baederstaht, goes on the same trip to the mountains. He's a struggling Dr.Paul allows his manservant to portray some one important as Claus meets him at the hotel bar, Grand hotel. Then Claus meets Paul and introduces his manservant ,also incognito, with the servant embarrassed about it cause Claus doesn't know the facts. Then Paul meets a little boy ,who's parents are at the hotel. They all fraternize with each other during the vacation. But it's the servant who tries to learn how to ski.It turns out that Paul has the worst room in the hotel.No body knows he's the millionaire. It seems in the story that the kids mother tries to make a pass at Claus ,but, he resist, there's another seductress who tries to make a pass at Claus too. Paul's sister and his daughter ,played by Johanne Heesters daughter ,Nicole, shows up and it seems that clause and her start to fall for each other. He later gets a letter from someone with a check, possibly a book he published or some research.It is later revealed that he's the millionaire. Then they leave . Claus and his mother are invited to Paul place but they don't know he's a millionaire. To his surprise when he discovered not only about Paul but the girl he was in love with is his daughter and that the important man ,he talk to ,was just a butler. There's a scene when Paul buys the small kid some toys and then the kid see's other kids sliding in the ice so he doe it too. Then Paul puts his packages down and tries it too but lands on his behind. Another scene where Claus the servant and Paul gets drunk and goes outside and decide to create a snow man. This is a highly entertaining classic German film worth owning on DVD. 01/28/10 I just discover that this picture was a remake of a 1941 American version of the same story, Paradise for three. This version had Robert Young playing the Clause Peterstaht role and Frank morgen replacing Paul Dahlke.