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