Der Kahn der fröhlichen Leute

The girl Marianne inherited a motorboat called Eintracht from her parents and struggled to get her to drive it with her uncle There is a row with the new engineer Michel the evening after the first trip He leaves out of jealousy Instead of him Marianne takes three funny musicians with her who are looking for work The trip to Hamburg on the Elbe initially ends on a sandbank from which another barge the Petrel frees them Michel has now been hired there After a few complications and pointless fights because Marianne has long been in love with Michel there is the welldeserved happy ending