Axel Roth is happy in his marriage and with his job. But his mother-in-law wants more for her daughter and manages to sow discord. When the two of them use cunning to secure an invitation to a high-society gathering at the general director's house, Axel's wife loses an expensive borrowed brooch there. From now on, he has to work day and night to pay off the jewelry...
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Heinz RühmannAxel Roth | Axel Roth |
 Hertha FeilerUschi Roth | Uschi Roth |
 Ida WüstFrau Lind | Frau Lind |
 Hans LeibeltGeneraldirektor Arndt | Generaldirektor Arndt |
 Jane TildenDaisy | Daisy |
 Fritz OdemarGeneraldirektor Zimmermann | Generaldirektor Zimmermann |
| AArthur WiesnerStandesbeamter | Standesbeamter |
 Max GülstorffBürovorsteher Binder | Bürovorsteher Binder |
 Hilde WagenerFrau Bertyn | Frau Bertyn |
| AArthur SchröderRechtsanwalt Mohrig | Rechtsanwalt Mohrig |
| AAnnemarie HoltzBetty Arndt | Betty Arndt |
 Karl EtlingerJuwelier | Juwelier |
| EErnst G. SchiffnerSteuerbeamter | Steuerbeamter |
 Hilde SessakNot listed | Not listed |
 Theo ShallNot listed | Not listed |
 Hans Zesch-BallotNot listed | Not listed |
 Theo LingenNot listed | Not listed |
 Hans Paetschunverheirateter Kollege | unverheirateter Kollege |