The Roundabouts of Handsome Karl

The Roundabouts of Handsome Karl
Directed by	Carl Froelich
Written by	Paul Enderling Harald Braun Jacob Geis Philipp Lothar Mayring Klaus S. Richter
Produced by	Herbert Engelsing Carl Froelich
Starring	Heinz Rühmann Karin Hardt Sybille Schmitz Ernst Legal
Cinematography	Reimar Kuntze
Edited by	Gustav Lohse
Music by	Hanson Milde-Meissner
Production company	Carl Froelich Film
Distributed by	Tobis Film
Release date	31 January 1938
Running time	101 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

The Roundabouts of Handsome Karl (German: Die Umwege des schönen Karl) is a 1938 German comedy film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Heinz Rühmann, Karin Hardt and Sybille Schmitz. It portrays the experiences of a young waiter during the Great Depression.

Partial cast

• Heinz Rühmann as Karl Kramer - Kellner
• Karin Hardt as Grete Wernicke - Tochter
• Sybille Schmitz as Lu Donon - Tochter
• Ernst Legal as Der alte Albert - Kellner
• Paul Westermeier as Otto Hübner - Kellner
• Leo Peukert as Heinz Balzer - Weinstubenbesitzer
• Albert Florath as Vater Wernicke - Familienpensionsinhaber
• Margarete Kupfer as Tante Knifke - Drehorgelverleiherin
• Paul Bildt as Geheimrat Roderich Donon
• Claire Reigbert as Mutter Wernicke
• Werner Finck as Herr von der Presse
• Karl Gunther as Rennstallbesitzer Hoinken
• Kurt Seifert as Pferde-Wenzel
• Hugo Froelich as Spirituosenhersteller Neddebom
• Hansi Arnstaedt as Die Baronin
• Carl Heinz Charrell as Justizrat Siebenhütter
• Leopold von Ledebur as Der Major
• Friedrich Honna as Der Bäckermeister
• Gea Eschenbach as Sängerin
• Elisabeth Eygk as Freundin des Kassierers
• Willy Krause as Durchgebrannter Kassierer
• Egon Brosig as Untersuchungsrichter
• Ewald Wenck as Kriminalkommissar
• Bruno Fritz as Herr mit Jägerhut
• Grete Wiedecke as Karls Wirtin
• Wilhelm Bendow as Koch

Bibliography

• Hake, Sabine. Popular Cinema of the Third Reich. University of Texas Press, 2001.

External links

• The Roundabouts of Handsome Karl at IMDb