Wibbel the Tailor

Wibbel the Tailor

1939 · 75 min · ★ 5.5 · Comedy

During the Napoleonic occupation of the German states in 1812, a tailor by the name of Anton Wibbel is sentenced to sit in jail for insulting the Emperor. The tailor manages to get out of this by paying off a friend to go to prison in his place. But then, the "phony" prisoner suddenly dies in his cell and everyone now thinks Wibbel is dead.

Directed by Viktor de Kowa

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