A series of stupid coincidences causes the young Munich painter Paul to convert his uncle's castle into a hotel for four weeks. But he can't complain: business is good and he has plenty of guests. For exmple, there's Theo Muller with his revue troupe. For reasons of "sound", Muller calls himself "Miller", which, of course, causes more confusion. His daughter, the beautiful Evelyn, is confused with Mabel Miller, who has come to the hotel on a mission for her filthy rich father ... namely, to estimate the worth of the castle.
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Willy Fritsch
Paul Lüders
Known for
Woman in the Moon
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Dorothea Wieck
Mabel Miller
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Max Adalbert
Birnsriel
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Destiny
Rosy Barsony
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Wilhelm Bendow
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Münchhausen
Gerda Bunnemann
o. A.
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Aenne Goerling
Minna
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A Tango for You
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Harry Halm
Bob
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Der Ladenprinz
Ferdinand Hart
o. A.
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Jízdní hlídka
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Paul Hörbiger
Emil
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The Third Man
Spies
Theo Lingen
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M
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
Genia Nikolaieva
Marga Schubart
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Kurt Gerron Director · Philipp Lothar Mayring Screenplay Fritz Zeckendorf Screenplay
First release May 12, 1932 · Produced in Switzerland, Germany · Original title Ein toller Einfall
Production
UFA
Production
Switzerland · Germany
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Original title
Ein toller Einfall
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · May 12, 1932
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No release date listed for United States.
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