
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.

as Jaro Sprapinsky

as Nettchen

as der Wirt zur goldenen Waage

as Notar

as Melchior Böhnli

as Narr

as Erika

as Amtmann

as Pfarrer

as Apotheker

as Professor

as Bettler