Hurrah! I'm Alive! (1928)
Pieter Kruis runs a grocer's shop in a small Dutch town, with which he and his wife Johanne can hardly feed themselves. Nonetheless, he is satisfied with his life, although he suspects that he will probably never win the jackpot. Suddenly Pieter receives a telegram from America: his old school friend Joe, who has made a fortune in the “new world”, asks whether Pieter would like to visit him. As “compensation” for expenses incurred, Pieter will also receive $ 50,000! Of course, Pieter doesn't hesitate for long - the suitcase is quickly packed and a ship ticket reserved. But the little “world traveler” has no idea what kind of adventures await him! Fearing that his insidious brother might speculate on his life insurance and stage a small “accident” on board the ship, Pieter disembarked in Rotterdam, where his entire travel budget was by a few crooks. Then he learns that his ship has actually sunk and suspects that his brother is already worried about the sum insured...
Director:
Wilhelm Thiele
Writer:
Friedrich Raff
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Nicolas Koline as Pieter Kruis |
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Max Gülstorff as Jens |
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Gustav Fröhlich as Hendrik Hansen |
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Nathalie Lissenko as Johanne Kruis |
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Georg H. Schnell as Joe Jefferson |
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Betty Astor as |
| Production | Simon Barstoff | Production Manager |
| Camera | Curt Courant | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Willy Schmidt-Gentner | Music |
| Production | Noë Bloch | Producer |
| Art | Vladimir Meingard | Art Direction |
| Art | Max Knaake | Art Direction |
| Production | Gregor Rabinovitch | Producer |
| Camera | Fédote Bourgasoff | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Wilhelm Thiele | Director |
| Writing | Friedrich Raff | Screenplay |
| Writing | Julius Urgiss | Writer |
| Writing | Georg Kaiser | Theatre Play |
