The Cruel Mistress (German: Die grausame Freundin) is a 1932 Austrian-German comedy film directed by Carl Lamac and starring Anny Ondra, Fritz Rasp and Lina Woiwode.

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle.

Professor Bock, a quarrelsome astronomer, has long had a falling out with his brother, who went to America after marrying a circus performer.

When his brother's widow and her son Jim arrive, a romance blossoms between the young man and the professor's daughter Welgunda.

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