Three men break into a bank and are pursued by three other men. The burglars have been at this sort of thing for years; the policemen have only been in their jobs for a few months. Two young men chase a girl because they want to learn how to tango, but soon find themselves caught up in a dance for a fortune – even though a million ain’t worth as much as it used to be. Hard work is hardly ever worth it, but it’s always worthwile keeping oneself occupied, says Bruno Markward to Bubi. In order to help his friend, Bubi trains as a bricklayer so that he can knock a hole through the ceiling. But because women are never easy, Bruno the expert winds up in front of the arch-criminal, Lotz, with whom he has already done time not so long ago in the same Nazi prison. Graf the waiter is caught in bed – but not with his wife. Julian, a trainee police inspector who is definitely still wet behind the ears, loses his friend Bubi and his girlfriend Tina, but because he can run faster, he does manage to catch Lubowitz – the fox with the mask. There is a wonderful canary in a supporting role. Berlin, just after the war, between winter and spring, is backdrop for these city-dwellers who find themselves in difficult but also humorous situations.Read More »
