It's director Oberholzer's sixtieth birthday. His wife and daughter Anna receive the guests who are invited to the feast, with a dish of pike as the main course. But suddenly, the celebration turns sour at the appearance of an unexpected guest - namely Oberholzer's brother Alois, the black sheep of the family, who disappeared years ago. As it turns out, Alois has since changed his name to "Obolski" and become ringmaster of a major circus. Him and his wife Iduna quickly threaten the morals and standards of the bourgeois party, and they proceed to turn the boring proceedings into a turbulent circus show. Fortunately, after much confusion, the story ends happily - altough the pike has burned black in the oven!
Ruedi Walter
as Gustav Oberholzer
Margrit Rainer
as Kattri, die Köchin
Inigo Gallo
as Alois Obolski
Jörg Schneider
as Fritz Oberholzer
Ines Torelli
as Iduna Obolski
Max Röthlisberger
as Albert Oberholzer
