So ein Flegel

So ein Flegel (translates as "Such a Rascal") is a 1934 German comedy film based on the novel Die Feuerzangenbowle. It modifies the story by introducing the concept of two brothers Pfeiffer switching places: While the younger brother takes over his elder brother’s job, the older brother attends the younger one’s school. Heinz Rühmann starred in the double role of the brothers Pfeiffer in this lesser known movie a decade before playing Hans Pfeiffer in the more popular 1944 version.

Cast

Heinz Rühmann as Dr. Hans Pfeiffer/Erich Pfeiffer

Ellen Frank as Marion Eisenhut

Inge Conradi as Ilse Bundschuh

Annemarie Sörensen as Eva Knauer

Jakob Tiedtke as Rektor Knauer

Else Bötticher as Frau Knauer

Oskar Sima as Professor Crey

Franz Weber as Bömmel, Oberlehrer

Karl Platen as Oertel, Pedell (as Carl Platen)

Rudolf Platte as Rettig, Tanzlehrer

Henriette Steinmann as Frau Windscheidt

Maria Seidler as Frau Bundschuh

Erwin van Roy as Bürglein, Regisseur

Walter Steinweg as Springer, Schauspieler

Anita Mey as Verehrerin

Evelyn Roberti as Soubrette