Based on the true story of a cobbler who bought a second-hand captain's uniform, assumed command of a troop of guardsmen, declared the town of Köpenick under military law, arrested the mayor and confiscated the town treasury.
Director: Richard Oswald
Writer: Albrecht Joseph
Producer: Richard Oswald, Gabriel Pascal
Screenplay: Carl Zuckmayer
Director of Photography: Ewald Daub
Wilhelm Voigt
Bürgermeister Dr. Obermüller
Mathilde Obermüller
Zuchthausaufseher
Kassierer Rosenkranz
Polizeipräsident von Jagow
Litfaßsäulen-Mann
Friedrich Hoprecht