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Einmal der liebe Herrgott sein

Nov 8, 1942 · 1h 33m
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Comedy
Crime

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Karl Geschwandtner, a porter in a large hotel, has only one wish: one day, he'd like to be the lord and master, as the saying goes: to be the porter and 'ruler' in the hotel. And luck helps him to temporarily fulfill his dream. But Karl doesn't just take over running the hotel, he feels the need to stick his nose in the life of his hotel guests, too. There are couples, who don't want to be put together or apart. When a valuable jewel goes missing, he plays detective and only succeeds in helping the thief to rob the hotel guests at his leisure. Pretty soon, chaos reigns at the hotel; there's massive confusion. Even the newspaper seller, Wally, whom Karl secretly loves, is slowly starting to mistrust him. When the director of "Hotel Europa" finally returns, he throws Karl out, who thereupon simply rents a room as a guest.

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CAST

Hans Moser
Karl Gschwandtner
Irene von Meyendorff
Marie Christine Passecker
Lotte Lang
Wally - Zeitungsverkäuferin
Fritz Odemar
Hoteldieb Pawlowitsch
Iván Petrovich
Professor Freiburg
Willem Holsboer
Flori Tupfinger
Anton Pointner
Hoteldirektor Seiffert
Hans Zesch-Ballot
Clusius - Theaterdirektor
Directed by Hans H. Zerlett

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Status
Released
Original language
DE
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Production
Bavaria Film
Country
DE

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