The residents of the town of Ferrara are swept up in a tide of emotion and physical passion by the writings of a Renaissance author. Before long, the town is in chaos and it becomes difficult to keep track of which characters have been involved with one another. Is it any wonder the Germans didn't take their Italian allies seriously?!
Willy Fritsch
as Petruccio, Stadtschreiber
Heli Finkenzeller
as Fiametta, Petruccios Frau
Albrecht Schoenhals
as Cesare d’ Este, Herzog von Ferrara
Gina Falckenberg
as Francesca, seine Frau
Paul Kemp
as Verleger Calandrino
Fita Benkhoff
as Bianca, seine Frau
Albert Florath
as Bartolomeo, Hauptmann
Ernst Waldow
as Ricco, Vertrauter des Herzogs
Vilma Bekendorf
as Gesellschafterin der Herzogin