It's such a shame that turner classic movies are politically correct against buying the north American rights with subtitles to further explore third Reich cinema on their channel on TCM import. Why? Cause they are afraid because of Hitlers legacy, they are afraid they may not get the audience they hope for.They are afraid that viewers will get mad at Douglass Sirk and Ingrid Bergman for doing anything under Hitler Remember how they reacted against Her and Roberto? they are afraid of that.I think. This is one picture that they should of been already showing on TCM import. This would not offend the target they serve only moderate fans of classic film as much as us fans of history. There is hardly any political propaganda here. I didn't under stand German except for words like "Pheelite",.But the plot is the nature of the good old days of high school and it's antics.Mr Heinz Ruhmann portrays a successful person, Johannes Pfiffer, who's at a secret club meeting at a German pub, Three old Elderly men in the back of the pub. Sitting around a big punch bowl drinking possibly hot whiskey or brandy. They are discussing things and secrets,including stale wart character actor Albert Florath.Then comes in Johannes successful joining in the gang. Whether this is a form of masonic organization is not understood.Well they start talking about the good old days in high school. All of a sudden he realizes he has missed the fun of going to high school, since he took private classes.So he decides to fool everyone about his age and go back to high school. This is funny consider he's not a teenager any more and no one seems to question him. He rooms near the school run by Hedwig Wangel, who played Zarah Leander's assistance and friend in The way of Freedom. His girl friend Marion , Played by Hilde Sessack, worries that he has gone so she finds out where he went.The funny thing about this picture besides everyone is younger than Ruhmann and every one hates school. Hans Richter is the worse. There's one moment where he throws a spit ball at Erich Pronto, who plays the teacher,. He then forces all the students to open up their pads to see he did it but the bell rings so he get by.There's a funny antic that Heinz and fellow student , both are adults,Rudi Knebel played by Clemmens Hasse. Where they sneak a sigh in front of the schools before everyone comes to school , claiming that it's closed for the day due to some problem. Everyone believes it.This angers the school faculty . Hannes Falls in love with the daughter,Eva, played by Karen Himbolt, of the Gymnastic Director Zues.Marion finds the redneck town and finds Hannes and tries to convince, after a night of passion, to give all this up. But he changes his mind. He decides to do one big prank for some reason I don't understand. He gets the girls from the neighboring school to get together with the boys at his school dancing in the class.Erich Pronto is over sleeping and late for class.Then he comes in Impersonating the chemistry professor. .Then bad things happen when a visiting district school manager shows up with the faculty . Then he's forced to actually play the professor until then real Pronto shows up. He then admits being a grown up and Lets Zues know he's in love with his daughter. The only confusing part it comes back to the original scene at the bar. Was this a drunken dream?
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