The somewhat indolent father Traugott Wurster looks after his six sons while his wife works in a butcher's shop. One day, when Traugott falls into a mysterious prolonged sleep, mother Wurster is forced to give the children to relatives. Markus is sent to the stuffy Uncle Theodor, who turns into a childhood friend under his influence. Mother Wurster also "rents" the sleeping Traugott to a furniture store, which uses him to advertise mattresses in the shop window.
| Directing | Gustav Ehmck | Director |
| Writing | Günter Spang | Novel |
| Sound | Eugen Thomass | Music |
| Writing | Gustav Ehmck | Writer |
| Writing | Hannes Bressler | Scenario Writer |
| Writing | Jacques Tati | Scenario Writer |
| Writing | Udo Langhoff | Scenario Writer |
| Production | Wolfgang Sergel | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Hubertus Hagen | Director of Photography |
