Jostling in an overcrowded non-smoking compartment of a tram or suburban railway. A smoking traveller carrying a backpack completely full of kindling: His fellow travellers draw his attention to both the smoking ban and the policy to put down heavy backpacks on the floor. A passenger steals a log and hides it under his jacket. The passenger with the backpack opens a big wallet [frame scan 2]; a piece of paper drops to the floor unnoticed. The 'thief' covers it with his foot. Most of the passengers sally out at the next stop. The 'thief' picks up the paper, reads it [frame scan 3], laughs and presents it to the audience. Off-screen commentary: "Das war natürlich nicht richtig gehandelt, aber der Fund (?) ist... " ("Of course, this was not correct action, but the discovery is...") - As the end of the film containing the advertising message is missing, nothing can be said about the subject of this advertisement.
Jeanpaul Goergen, Deutsche Kinemathek, 30.10.2008
Credits according to opening title: Ein alter Trick. Tolirag [frame scan 1]
There is no evidence of a film with this title in either Bundesarchiv-Filmarchiv, Defi II, CineGraph Minis or filmportal.de.
Jeanpaul Goergen, Deutsche Kinemathek, 30.10.2008
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