This is an earlier, much less successful version of the The Punch Bowl (1944), but the story is basically the same: The famous writer Hans Pfeiffer has problems in directing his latest play about a high-school class. He's told the reason is that he never attended a regular school, so he decides to swap roles with his younger brother Erich, who's a never-graduating, always kidding senior in a small-town high-school.
Is it worth the watch? If you like old-school German cinema or just have a weird itch to see how they handled the 'class clown' trope way back when, go for it. People who need modern pacing or fancy camera work will probably check out after ten minutes. It’s definitely not Alice in Wonderland, but it has its own dusty ...
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Robert A. Stemmle
Charley Chase
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"Is it worth the watch? If you like old-school German cinema or just have a weird itch to see how they handled the 'class clown' trope way back when, go for it. People who need modern pacing or fancy camera work will probably check out after ten minutes. It’s definitely not Alice in Wonderland, but it has its own dusty charm. The whole premise hinges on Hans Pfeiffer being this super serious, stuffy writer. He’s the kind of guy who probably irons his socks. Watching him try to blend in with a bu..."
Jakob Tiedtke
Robert A. Stemmle, Hans Reimann, Heinrich Spoerl
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