Drama · Germany · 1933 · 1h 20m

The Town Stands on Its Head

Eine Stadt steht kopf

The Town Stands on Its Head poster
Director
Gustaf Gründgens
Cast
S.Z. Sakall as Der Bürgermeister Jenny Jugo as Trude Hermann Thimig as Heinz Heinrich Schroth as Revisionsrat Aribert Wäscher as Fritz Kampers as Herr Güterinspektor
Crew
Franz Planer — Director of Photography Curt Alexander — Writer
Synopsis

In the style of Gogol's Inspector General: When a traveling salesman arrives in the car of a government official, the powers that be of a small town think he's the auditor and try to throw him off the track about their disorderly finances.

Key Collaborators
Gustaf Gründgens Director Franz Planer Director of Photography Curt Alexander Writer
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