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Der Schützenkönig (1932)
Character: Siebzehnrübel
A comedy about the rivalry between two men from rather different parts of Germany, Bavaria and Prussia, a rivalry which extends from business to a rifle range when they compete in shooting.
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Der unsterbliche Lump (1930)
Character: N/A
Prevented from wedding a postman's daughter (her father prefers she marry a farmer) a Tyrol schoolteacher succeeds instead in having an opera of his acceptance in Vienna. But this isn't the happiness he wanted, he becomes a hobo.
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Der Lachdoktor (1937)
Character: Dr. Martin Kugler
Because the soulful county doctor in a small spa town in the mountains has interfered with the business of selling "healing waters", he incurs the enmity of the local shopkeepers. And for that reason, his candidacy for the post of District Medical Officer is thwarted.
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Die beiden Seehunde (1934)
Character: Christian XVII.
The mustached ruler of a mythical principality, learning that his people dislike his spending so much time going hunting, allows his twin brother to take his place.
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Die Mutter der Kompagnie (1931)
Character: Feldwebel Stops
The beloved owner of a military canteen, known as "the mother of the company", finds herself caught in comedic misunderstandings and romantic entanglements within her regiment while caring for her boys.
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Alles weg’n dem Hund (1935)
Character: Sebastian Neumeyer, Postassistent
In this popular canine comedy, a man who doesn't especially like dogs is required to take care of one, as a stipulation of a sizeable inheritance.
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Der arme Millionär (1939)
Character: Ignaz Stangelmeier, der 'Schusternazi'
A shoemaker has delusions of grandeur when he inherits from a baron whose life he saved.He prevents his daughter from seeing a mere carpenter, abandons humble old friends, and shows poor judgment by falling for a couple of poseurs.
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Der müde Theodor (1936)
Character: Theodor Hagemann
A fast-paced comedy revolving around secrets and mix-ups. Theodor is a husband who helps his expulsed niece with her careers as a singer. His wife mustn't know this so he secretly takes a job as maître d' at a big hotel. This doesn't just lead to him always being tired but to all kinds of other troubles.
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Der Meisterdetektiv (1933)
Character: Jakob Hase
The niece of a prying clerk, who fancies himself a great investigator, plots with her boyfriend to trick the uncle into locating a supposed kidnapped heiress, this premise set against Bavaria locales, with music, dancing, and slapstick.
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Gordian, der Tyrann (1937)
Character: Landeshauptmann Gordian von Schwingenbeutel / Theaterdirektor Ferdinand
A small town official in pre Weimar Germany stands in opposition to any progress in his area, but is challenged when a stage impresario who looks just like him, arrives.
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