Early film adaptation of Gottfried Keller's well-known novella as a silent film. The plot revolves around a journeyman tailor who is thrown out by his master and, without his intervention, is forced into a lying role in which he takes on the role of a wealthy person.
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as Jaro Sprapinsky
DeceasedBorn: October 3, 1890
Died: July 7, 1982
Age at death: 91
as Nettchen
AliveBirth date not on record.
as der Wirt zur goldenen Waage
DeceasedBorn: June 16, 1854
Died: September 24, 1944
Age at death: 90
as Notar
DeceasedBorn: August 6, 1880
Died: June 19, 1964
Age at death: 83
as Melchior Böhnli
DeceasedBorn: December 26, 1891
Died: March 26, 1963
Age at death: 71
as Narr
DeceasedBorn: July 22, 1900
Died: February 17, 1991
Age at death: 90
as Erika
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Amtmann
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Pfarrer
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Apotheker
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Professor
DeceasedBorn: December 14, 1868
Died: September 14, 1942
Age at death: 73
as Bettler
AliveBirth date not on record.
Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria)