
War mobilization in 1939: the clumsy Läppli, a loudmouth and busybody, is imprisoned for anti-military speeches. When he is later promoted to officer's orderly, he continues his mischievous behavior. He acts without suspicion, comes across as slightly dim-witted, a silly simpleton, talks nonsense and, in his harmless naivety, repeatedly creates situations that make us laugh at the malice of chance or stubborn militarism. His environment, the officers' staff area, is portrayed with irony, but without malicious scorn.

as Theophil Läppli

as Alice Brodbeck

as Fritz Mislin

as Oberleutnant Marc Clermont

as Korporal Herbert Mathys

as Major Indlekofer

as Henriette Brodbeck

as Wachtmeister Korp

as Sophie Müller

as Leutnant

as Prof. Gloor - Chefarzt