Synopsis
A moron buys a worthless piece of land, which a swindler passed off as an oil field.
Movie Information
- Director
- E.W. Emo
- Writers
- Felix von Eckardt
- Release Year
- 1938
- Runtime
- 84 minutes
- Genre
- Comedy
- Language
- DE
- Country
- Germany
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 8.0 / 10 (1 votes)
Top Cast
Viktor de Kowa
Gustl
Henny Porten
Theo Lingen
Oskar Sima
Gusti Huber
Rudolf Carl
Else Elster
Wilhelm Schich
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