
That Can Happen to Anyone
1952, German. Directed by Paul Verhoeven.
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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- Language
- German
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- Released
- 29 May 1952
- Original title
- Das kann jedem passieren
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Edgar Kahn, Hans Schweikart
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That Can Happen to Anyone isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 May 1952. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed That Can Happen to Anyone?
That Can Happen to Anyone (1952) was directed by Paul Verhoeven and stars Heinz Rühmann, Gustav Knuth, Werner Fuetterer.