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.

Top Cast

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Kurt Sowinetz

Zwirn, ein Schneidergeselle

Helmut Qualtinger

Knieriem, ein Schustergeselle

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Alfred Böhm

Leim, ein Tischlergeselle

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Marianne Chappuis

Laura

Lotte Lang

Signora Palpit

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Teo Prokop

Pantsch, der Wirt