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That Can Happen to Anyone

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Hugo Brinkmeyer, a tax consultant, takes his wife Gerda out to the cabaret one evening. There he encounters a potential client, the wealthy businessman Schwidders. A series of mix-ups lead to Hugo being suspected of both incompetence at his job and being unfaithful to his wife.

DirectorPaul Verhoeven
WritersEdgar Kahn·Hans Schweikart

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That Can Happen to Anyone isn't on any streaming service in United States right now, but it's available in Austria, Germany, Switzerland. Streaming rights are licensed per country.

Cast · Directed by Paul Verhoeven

HRHeinz Rühmann
Heinz Rühmann
Hugo Brinkmeyer
GKGustav Knuth
Gustav Knuth
Herr Schwidders
WFWerner Fuetterer
Werner Fuetterer
Paul Süsskind
HMHubert von Meyerinck
Hubert von Meyerinck
Walputzke
BKBum Krüger
Bum Krüger
Stahlschmidt
LKLiesl Karlstadt
Liesl Karlstadt
Frau Baschke
MLMichl Lang
Michl Lang
Herr Baschke
FIFritz Imhoff
Fritz Imhoff
Peppi
ATAlice Treff
Alice Treff
Frau Schwidders
GS
Gisela Schmidting
Frau Gerda Brinkmeyer

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