In unconditional fatherly love, an old shoemaker clings to his son, a spoiled good-for-nothing. After the Filius has ruined the respected shoe shop, he gets further and further down the wrong path without opening his father's eyes.
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18 people
Paul Hörbiger
Gottlieb Weigelt
Known for
The Third Man
Spies
Peer Schmidt
Leopold, sein Sohn
Known for
Monte Carlo or Bust!
Géza von Bolváry
Also in
A tizennegyedik
Adolphe L'Arronge
Paul Klinger
Rudolf Starke
Also in
The Flying Classroom
America as Seen by a Frenchman
Eberhard Keindorff
Grethe Weiser
Minna
Also in
The Great Love
Der Haustyrann
Johanna Sibelius
Ingeborg Körner
Klara
Also in
Der Andere
Not Afraid of Big Animals
Wolfgang Neuss
Charly
Known for
The Captain from Kopenick
Gardy Granass
Maria
Also in
Red Roses, Red Lips, Red Wine
Die Christel von der Post
Peter Garden
Klaus Mehlmeyer
Also in
Bare Naked in Upper Bavaria
Hugo, the Woman Chaser
Géza von Bolváry Director
First release September 22, 1955 · Produced in Germany · Production Melodie Film
Production
Berolina
Production
Melodie Film
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Germany
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Original language
German
Release dates
Germany · September 22, 1955
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Austria
January 1, 1956
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