The fairies Fortuna and Amorosa make a bet with the devil, in the form of the evil spirit Lumpacivagabundus. They don't believe he will succeed in winning humanity over. To prove his skills, they choose three journeymen: the shoemaker Knierim, the tailor Zwirn, and the carpenter Leim. If Lumpacivagabundus succeeds in leading even one of the three journeymen astray, he will have won his bet. The devil manipulates a lottery in which the three journeymen win a fortune...
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Paul HörbigerLumpazivagabundus, Knieriem | Lumpazivagabundus, Knieriem |
 Heinz RühmannSchneidergeselle Zwirn | Schneidergeselle Zwirn |
 Hans HoltTischlergeselle Leim | Tischlergeselle Leim |
 Hilde KrahlPepi, Leim's Frau | Pepi, Leim's Frau |
 Anton PointnerGraf von Monte Cristo | Graf von Monte Cristo |
 Fritz ImhoffWirt Strudl | Wirt Strudl |
 Karl SkraupHausierer | Hausierer |
 Maria HolstAmorosa | Amorosa |
| AAlice BrandtNot listed | Not listed |
| FFerdinand MayerhoferNot listed | Not listed |
| EEdith WolffNot listed | Not listed |
| EEduard LoibnerNot listed | Not listed |
 Richard EybnerNot listed | Not listed |
 Karl ForestNot listed | Not listed |
| HHanns ObonyaNot listed | Not listed |
 Lotte KochNot listed | Not listed |
| EEugen GuentherNot listed | Not listed |