That Can Happen to Anyone

That Can Happen to Anyone
Directed by	Paul Verhoeven
Written by	Edgar Kahn [de] Hans Schweikart
Produced by	Luggi Waldleitner
Starring	Heinz Rühmann Gisela Schmidting [de; fr] Gustav Knuth
Cinematography	Konstantin Irmen-Tschet Pitt Peters
Edited by	Luise Dreyer-Sachsenberg [de]
Music by	Lotar Olias
Production company	Komet-Film
Distributed by	Panorama-Film
Release date	30 May 1952 (1952-05-30)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

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

• Heinz Rühmann as Hugo Brinkmeyer
• Gisela Schmidting [de; fr] as Frau Gerda Brinkmeyer
• Gustav Knuth as Herr Schwidders
• Ingrid Lutz as Rita
• Werner Fuetterer as Paul Süsskind
• Alice Treff as Frau Schwidders
• Hubert von Meyerinck as Walputzke
• Fritz Imhoff as Peppi
• Hans Leibelt as Buttermann
• Bum Krüger as Stahlschmidt
• Iska Geri as Singer
• Helmuth M. Backhaus as Conferénce
• Liesl Karlstadt as Frau Baschke
• Michl Lang as Herr Baschke
• Doris Kiesow [de; es] as Frau Hohmann
• Käthe Itter
• Karl Schwelling as Schwidders' twin son
• Peter Schwelling as Schwidders' twin son

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.

External links

• That Can Happen to Anyone at IMDb