---
title: 'The Roundabouts of Handsome Karl (1938)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Carl Froelich'
released: '1938-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 102
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-roundabouts-of-handsome-karl-1938'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030908/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Roundabouts of Handsome Karl (1938)

1938 · 102 min · Comedy · Germany

Original title: Die Umwege des schönen Karl

## Synopsis

The Roundabouts of Handsome Karl is a 1938 German comedy film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Heinz Rühmann, Karin Hardt, and Sybille Schmitz. It portrays the experiences of a young waiter during the Great Depression.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Carl Froelich](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-froelich)
- **Producer:** [Carl Froelich](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-froelich)
- **Screenplay:** [Harald Braun](https://cinepixo.com/people/harald-braun), [Jacob Geis](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacob-geis), [Philipp Lothar Mayring](https://cinepixo.com/people/philipp-lothar-mayring)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hanson Milde-Meissner](https://cinepixo.com/people/hanson-milde-meissner)
- **Director of Photography:** [Reimar Kuntze](https://cinepixo.com/people/reimar-kuntze)
- **Editor:** [Gustav Lohse](https://cinepixo.com/people/gustav-lohse)

## Cast

- [Karin Hardt](https://cinepixo.com/people/karin-hardt)
- [Hansi Arnstädt](https://cinepixo.com/people/hansi-arnstadt)
- [Karl Günther](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-gunther)
- [Ernst Legal](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-legal)
- [Werner Finck](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-finck)
- [Margarete Kupfer](https://cinepixo.com/people/margarete-kupfer)
- [Leo Peukert](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-peukert)
- [Albert Florath](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-florath)
- [Heinz Rühmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinz-ruhmann)
- [Claire Reigbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/claire-reigbert)
- [Kurt Seifert](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-seifert)
- [Paul Westermeier](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-westermeier)
- [Sybille Schmitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/sybille-schmitz)
- [Paul Bildt](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-bildt)

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