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Der eiserne Gustav
Overview
Gustav Hartmann is in trouble. Because of the new taxis he doesn't get many passengers in his horse-drawn carriage. To prove what he and his horse are capable of, he starts a trip from Berlin to Paris.
Director and cast
- George Hurdalek Director
- Heinz Rühmann as Gustav Hartmann
- Lucie Mannheim as Marie Hartmann
- Ernst Schröder as Friedrich Karl Möbius
- Karin Baal as Anni Hartmann
- Ingrid van Bergen as Gertrud Hartmann
- Ruth Nimbach as Johanna Möbius
- Ludwig Linkmann as Paulchen Klinke
- Manfred Grothe as Mahrenholz
- Lutz Moik as Otto Kroppke
- Hilde Sessak as Frau Vietzke
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