Jenny und der Herr im Frack

Synopsis

In this intricately plotted crime comedy, Johannes Heesters plays the worldly insurance detective Peter Holm, who is determined to apprehend jewel thief Robert Makaroff. To this end, Holm travels to Copenhagen, where the Hungarian actress Lilly Hegedüsch is staying at a luxury hotel with her rare jewelry. While Holm is searching for Makaroff, Jenny, the sleuthing daughter of Holm's boss, arrives in Copenhagen. Since Jenny doesn't know her secret admirer Holm, numerous mix-ups and suspicions ensue before the rival detectives become lovers.

Top cast

Gusti Huber

Jenny Brink

Johannes Heesters

Peter Holm

Hilde Hildebrand

Lilly Hegedüsch

Paul Kemp

Willy Krag

Oskar Sima

Bischof

Gustav Waldau

Generaldirektor Brink

Alice Treff

Dame im Juweliergeschäft

Wolfgang Kieling

Hotelpage

Edith Meinhard

Falsche Frau Sprüngli

Hermann Pfeiffer

Herr Sprüngli