After many years on the oceans, sailor Hannes Wedderkamp has finally returned to Hamburg. On St. Pauli, Hannes sings songs from the sea in the hippodrome of his best friend Pitter Breuer on the Reeperbahn with the "Quetschkommode" songs and cares for the audience.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Hans AlbersHannes Wedderkamp | Hannes Wedderkamp |
 Heinz RühmannPittes Breuer | Pittes Breuer |
 Fita BenkhoffLuise | Luise |
 Erwin StrahlBilek | Bilek |
 Sybil WerdenMarion | Marion |
 Gustav KnuthBrandstetter snr. | Brandstetter snr. |
 Fritz WagnerKattmann | Kattmann |
 Helga FranckAnni | Anni |
| JJürgen GrafJürgen Brandstetter | Jürgen Brandstetter |
 Wolfgang NeussNigrantz | Nigrantz |
| EElse RevalEmma | Emma |
| CCarl HinrichsBootsmann Jan | Bootsmann Jan |
 Wolfgang MüllerMatrose | Matrose |
| LLiselotte MalkowskyNot listed | Not listed |
| WWulf RittscherNot listed | Not listed |
 Al HoosmannNot listed | Not listed |
| GGeorge André MartinNot listed | Not listed |