
War mobilization in 1939: the clumsy Läppli, a loudmouth and busybody, is imprisoned for anti-military speeches. When he is later promoted to officer's orderly, he continues his mischievous behavior. He acts without suspicion, comes across as slightly dim-witted, a silly simpleton, talks nonsense and, in his harmless naivety, repeatedly creates situations that make us laugh at the malice of chance or stubborn militarism. His environment, the officers' staff area, is portrayed with irony, but without malicious scorn.
Directed by Alfred Rasser
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Cast

Alfred Rasser
Theophil Läppli
Editha Nordberg
Alice Brodbeck
Otto Wiesely
Fritz Mislin
Bernard Junod
Oberleutnant Marc Clermont
Franz Matter
Korporal Herbert Mathys
Hermann Frick
Major Indlekofer
Simone Petitpierre
Henriette Brodbeck

Ernst Stiefel
Wachtmeister Korp
Heddy Maria Wettstein
Sophie Müller
Roland Rasser
Leutnant
Rudolf Ruf
Prof. Gloor - Chefarzt
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