A moron buys a worthless piece of land, which a swindler passed off as an oil field.
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Cast
16 people
Viktor de Kowa
Gustl
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Henny Porten
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Anna Boleyn
E.W. Emo
E.W. Emo
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Jack Larric
Theo Lingen
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Felix von Eckardt
Oskar Sima
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Gusti Huber
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Rudolf Carl
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Wilhelm Schich
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E.W. Emo Director · Felix von Eckardt Writer
First release October 20, 1938 · Produced in Germany · Original title Der Optimist
Production
Emo-Film
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Germany
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Original title
Der Optimist
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · October 20, 1938
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No release date listed for United States.
Finland
July 30, 1939
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