War mobilization in 1939: the clumsy Läppli, a loudmouth and busybody, is imprisoned for anti-military speeches. When he is later promoted to officer's orderly, he continues his mischievous behavior. He acts without suspicion, comes across as slightly dim-witted, a silly simpleton, talks nonsense and, in his harmless naivety, repeatedly creates situations that make us laugh at the malice of chance or stubborn militarism. His environment, the officers' staff area, is portrayed with irony, but without malicious scorn.
Alfred Rasser
as Theophil Läppli
Editha Nordberg
as Alice Brodbeck
Otto Wiesely
as Fritz Mislin
Bernard Junod
as Oberleutnant Marc Clermont
Franz Matter
as Korporal Herbert Mathys
Hermann Frick
as Major Indlekofer
Simone Petitpierre
as Henriette Brodbeck
Ernst Stiefel
as Wachtmeister Korp
Heddy Maria Wettstein
as Sophie Müller
Roland Rasser
as Leutnant
Rudolf Ruf
as Prof. Gloor - Chefarzt
