That Can Happen to Anyone
Directed by	Paul Verhoeven
Written by	Edgar Kahn [de] Hans Schweikart
Produced by	Luggi Waldleitner
Starring	Heinz Rühmann Gisela Schmidting [de; fr] Gustav Knuth
Cinematography	Konstantin Irmen-Tschet Pitt Peters
Edited by	Luise Dreyer-Sachsenberg [de]
Music by	Lotar Olias
Production company	Komet-Film
Distributed by	Panorama-Film
Release date	30 May 1952 (1952-05-30)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

That Can Happen to Anyone (German: Das kann jedem passieren) is a 1952 West German comedy film directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Heinz Rühmann, Gisela Schmidting [de; fr], and Gustav Knuth.^[1] It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Sohnle and Fritz Lück.

Synopsis

Hugo Brinkmeyer, a tax consultant, takes his wife Gerda out to the cabaret one evening. There he encounters a potential client the wealthy businessman Schwidders. A series of mix-ups lead to Hugo being suspected of both incompetence at his job and being unfaithful to his wife.

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