That Can Happen to Anyone

That Can Happen to Anyone
Directed byPaul Verhoeven
Written by
Produced byLuggi Waldleitner
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byLuise Dreyer-Sachsenberg [de]
Music byLotar Olias
Production
company
Komet-Film
Distributed byPanorama-Film
Release date
  • 30 May 1952 (1952-05-30)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

That Can Happen to Anyone (German: Das kann jedem passieren) is a 1952 West German comedy film directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Heinz Rühmann, Gisela Schmidting [de; fr], and Gustav Knuth.[1] It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Sohnle and Fritz Lück.

Synopsis

Hugo Brinkmeyer, a tax consultant, takes his wife Gerda out to the cabaret one evening. There he encounters a potential client, the wealthy businessman Schwidders. A series of mix-ups lead to Hugo being suspected of both incompetence at his job and being unfaithful to his wife.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Rentschler, p. 106.

Bibliography

  • Rentschler, Eric, ed. (2013). German Film and Literature: Adaptations and Transformations. Hoboken: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-36873-8.