Overview
Leim, the carpenter’s journeyman, invests his lottery winnings wisely and marries his master Hoblmann’s daughter Pepi, securing a comfortable middle-class life. Zwirn, the tailor, falls for the alluring Signora Palpiti and lavishes his newfound wealth on her, rapidly depleting his fortune. Knieriem, the stout shoemaker’s apprentice, spends his windfall on endless drinking and revelry, embracing the carefree life without regrets.
DirectorEdwin Zbonek
ScreenplayHans Weigel, Edwin Zbonek
Top Casts
Kurt Sowinetz
Zwirn, ein Schneidergeselle
Helmut Qualtinger
Knieriem, ein Schustergeselle
Alfred Böhm
Leim, ein Tischlergeselle
Marianne Chappuis
Laura
Lotte Lang
Signora Palpit
Teo Prokop
Pantsch, der Wirt
Eduard Fuchs
Strudl, Gastwirt in Wien
Gabriele Herbst
Anastasie, seine Frau
Rudolf Rössner
Hobelmann, Tischlermeister in Wien
Luzi Neudecker
Pepi, seine Tochter
Details
LanguageGerman
Production companiesNeue Thalia-Film, Beta Film