12 Nov 2020
The Comeback Trail
Two movie producers who owe money to the mob set up their aging movie star for an insurance scam to try and save themselves. But they wind up getting more than they ever imagined.
Top Billed Cast
Heinz Rühmann Gustav Hartmann
Lucie Mannheim Marie Hartmann
Ernst Schröder Friedrich Karl Möbius
Karin Baal Anni Hartmann
Ingrid van Bergen Gertrud Hartmann
Ruth Nimbach Johanna Möbius
Ludwig Linkmann Paulchen Klinke
Manfred Grothe Mahrenholz
Lutz Moik Otto Kroppke
Hilde Sessak Frau Vietzke
Willi Rose Otto Vietzke
Bruno Fritz Amtsarzt
Harry Meyen Assessor
Van Doude Straßensänger
Jenny Orléans Dicke Französin
Georg Gütlich Bürgermeister in Berlin
Wolf Martini Justizwachmeister
Franz Nicklisch Landpolizist
André Saint-Germain Bürgermeister im Quartier Latin
Friedrich Schoenfelder Deutscher Botschafter
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