Leim, the carpenter’s journeyman, invests his lottery winnings wisely and marries his master Hoblmann’s daughter Pepi, securing a comfortable middle-class life. Zwirn, the tailor, falls for the alluring Signora Palpiti and lavishes his newfound wealth on her, rapidly depleting his fortune. Knieriem, the stout shoemaker’s apprentice, spends his windfall on endless drinking and revelry, embracing the carefree life without regrets.
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Cast
Kurt Sowinetz
Zwirn, ein Schneidergeselle

Helmut Qualtinger
Knieriem, ein Schustergeselle
Alfred Böhm
Leim, ein Tischlergeselle
Marianne Chappuis
Laura

Lotte Lang
Signora Palpit
Teo Prokop
Pantsch, der Wirt
Eduard Fuchs
Strudl, Gastwirt in Wien
Gabriele Herbst
Anastasie, seine Frau
Rudolf Rössner
Hobelmann, Tischlermeister in Wien
Luzi Neudecker
Pepi, seine Tochter
Kurt Sobotka
Herr von Windwachel
Karl Hellmich
Herr von Lüftig
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