Tells of the tribulations of a middle-aged official of the Austro-Hungarian Bureau of Weights and Measures in fighting the local shopkeepers and traders whose weights are frequently light.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Helmut QualtingerAnselm Eibenschütz | Anselm Eibenschütz |
 Agnes FinkRegina Eibenschütz | Regina Eibenschütz |
 Velimir 'Bata' ŽivojinovićLeibusch Jadlowker | Leibusch Jadlowker |
 Evelyn OpelaEuphemia Nikitsch | Euphemia Nikitsch |
| KKurt SowinetzKapturak | Kapturak |
 Anna BáróRosa Kapturak | Rosa Kapturak |
 István IglódiJosef Nowak | Josef Nowak |
 Johannes SchaafSlama | Slama |
| RRudolf StroblPiotrak | Piotrak |
 Manyi KissSoscha Szaczkes | Soscha Szaczkes |
 Sándor SiménfalvyOnufrij | Onufrij |
| LLadislaus FerenczFirst Mortgagee | First Mortgagee |
| FFritz HochwälderSecond Mortgagee | Second Mortgagee |
| GGyörgy ifj. GondaThird Mortgagee | Third Mortgagee |
| KKálmán ErdődyFourth Mortgagee | Fourth Mortgagee |
 Sigfrit SteinerGollerstepper | Gollerstepper |
 Kurt ZipsMorgenbesser | Morgenbesser |
 Zoltán GeraSviatny | Sviatny |
| SSándor SukaDoctor Kionower | Doctor Kionower |
| FFranz StoßState Attorney | State Attorney |
| EErik BurgerDefender | Defender |
| HHeinz GerstingerJudge | Judge |
| MMilan JelićMan | Man |
| EErika SantnerJadwiga | Jadwiga |
| WWolfgang MadleitnerFiala | Fiala |