It's director Oberholzer's sixtieth birthday. His wife and daughter Anna receive the guests who are invited to the feast, with a dish of pike as the main course. But suddenly, the celebration turns sour at the appearance of an unexpected guest - namely Oberholzer's brother Alois, the black sheep of the family, who disappeared years ago. As it turns out, Alois has since changed his name to "Obolski" and become ringmaster of a major circus. Him and his wife Iduna quickly threaten the morals and standards of the bourgeois party, and they proceed to turn the boring proceedings into a turbulent circus show. Fortunately, after much confusion, the story ends happily - altough the pike has burned black in the oven!

Cast

Margrit Rainer

Kattri, die Köchin

Jörg Schneider

Fritz Oberholzer

Ruedi Walter

Gustav Oberholzer

Inigo Gallo

Alois Obolski

Ines Torelli

Iduna Obolski

Max Röthlisberger

Albert Oberholzer