Inspired by the German folktale, Wilhelm, a file clerk, falls in love with a huntsman's daughter. In order to marry, Wilhelm must prove his worth as a hunter and gain her father's approval. Naive and desperate, he makes a deal with a devil named Pegleg.
as Junger Kuno / Vogel / Irrenarzt / Skelett
as Kuno, Erbförster
as Brautjungfer / Stelzfuß' Double
as Wilhelms Onkel / Herzog
as Zeuge / Vogel / Irrenarzt / Wilhelms Double / Skelett
as Vogel / Bote / Löffelweib
as Stelzfuß
as Robert, Jägerbursche / Mann auf dem Hirsch / Georg Schmid
as Bertram, Förster
as Anne, seine Frau
as Kätchen, seine Tochter
as Wilhelm, Schreiber