The young musician Ralph Osterwalder, born in Bern in 1922, is tired of working in a big band. He dreams of a small, flexible ensemble. In 1944, he founded his own combo in a hotel room. In 1949, fierce disputes arose. The newly founded Hazy Osterwald Sextet, featuring Sunny Lang, Dennis Armitage, Curti Prina, Werner Dies, and Johnny Ward, soon made international music history. Fast-paced, catchy music, interspersed with humorous show interludes, became the band's unmistakable trademark.
Cast
Hazy Osterwald
Himself
Wera Frydtberg
Marianne
Peer Schmidt
Jupp
Marina Petrova
Yvette
Monika Dahlberg
Susie
Eddi Arent
Nicky
Werner Dies
Musician Osterwald-Sextett
Sunny Lang
Musician Osterwald-Sextett
Curt Prina
Musician Osterwald-Sextett
Johnny Ward
Musician Osterwald-Sextett
Dennis Armitage
Musician Osterwald-Sextett
Gustav Knuth
Hotel Director
Peter W. Staub
Mr. Miller
Michael Arco
Mr. Klotz
Alphonse Kehrer
Mr. Williams
Rico Peter
Truck Driver
Max Werner Lenz
Speaker
Boyd Bachmann
Sailor
Vivi Bach
Herself
Lolita
Herself
Bill Ramsey
Himself
Rex Gildo
Himself
