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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

The 13-year-old Ludwig is to have for every joke. At boarding school he cuts his stern teacher, Captain a. D. Semmelmaier, during the nap from the beard. The angry pedagogue then sends the spoiled flail back to his beloved Bavarian village. The long-suffering mother persuades the rector to resume her reforming boy at the Latin school. Everything seems to be working out for the better, but the upcoming marriage of his sister Ännchen with the Berlin beer brewer Karl Schultheiss presents Ludwig with new challenges.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

Hansi Kraus
Ludwig Thoma

Käthe Braun
Theres Thoma

Elisabeth Flickenschildt
Aunt Frieda

Heidelinde Weis
Cora Thoma

Friedrich von Thun
Franz Reiser

Gustav Knuth
Gustav Schultheiss

Michael Hinz
Karl Schultheiss

Hans Quest
von Stuelphagel
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Werner Jacobs directs. Rolf A. Wilhelm scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.
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Franz Seitz Filmproduktion
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