The Roundabouts of Handsome Karl

The Roundabouts of Handsome Karl (German: Die Umwege des schönen Karl) is a 1938 German comedy film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Heinz Rühmann, Karin Hardt, and Sybille Schmitz. It portrays the experiences of a young waiter during the Great Depression.^[1]

The Roundabouts of Handsome Karl
German film poster
German	Die Umwege des schönen Karl
Directed by	Carl Froelich
Written by	Paul Enderling Harald Braun Jacob Geis Philipp Lothar Mayring Klaus S. Richter
Produced by	Herbert Engelsing Carl Froelich
Starring	Heinz Rühmann Karin Hardt Sybille Schmitz Ernst Legal
Cinematography	Reimar Kuntze
Edited by	Gustav Lohse
Music by	Hanson Milde-Meissner
Production company	Carl Froelich Film
Distributed by	Tobis Film
Release date	31 January 1938 (1938-01-31)
Running time	101 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Partial cast

• Heinz Rühmann as Karl Kramer, waiter
• Karin Hardt as Grete Wernicke, daughter
• Sybille Schmitz as Lu Donon, daughter
• Ernst Legal as Der alte Albert, waiter
• Paul Westermeier as Otto Hübner, waiter
• Leo Peukert as Heinz Balzer, wine bar owner
• Albert Florath as Wernicke's father
• Margarete Kupfer as Tante Knifke
• Paul Bildt as Geheimrat Roderich Donon
• Claire Reigbert as Wernicke's mother
• Werner Finck as Herr von der Presse
• Karl Günther as Hoinken, racing team owner
• Kurt Seifert as Pferde-Wenzel
• Hugo Froelich as Spirituosenhersteller Neddebom
• Hansi Arnstaedt as Die Baronin
• Carl Heinz Charrell as Justizrat Siebenhütter
• Leopold von Ledebur as major
• Friedrich Honna as master baker
• Gea Eschenbach as singer
• Elisabeth Eygk as cashier's girlfriend
• Willy Krause as burned-out cashier
• Egon Brosig as coroner
• Ewald Wenck as detective commissioner
• Bruno Fritz as gentleman in hunter's hat
• Grete Wiedecke as Karl's landlady
• Wilhelm Bendow as cook