The True Jacob () is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Ralph Arthur Roberts, Anny Ahlers, and Felix Bressart. It is based on a play by Franz Arnold and Ernst Bach which has been adapted into numerous films. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter. Cast Ralph Arthur Roberts as Peter Struwe Anny Ahlers as Yvette Felix Bressart as Böcklein Hansi Arnstaedt as Mila Paul Henckels as Geheimrat Spülpnagel Margot Walter as Lotte Viktor de Kowa as James Julius Falkenstein as Count Birkstädt as Anna Harry Halm as Fred Gertrud Wolle as student Anna Müller-Lincke as Elise Wilhelm Diegelmann as Portier Igo Guttmann as Ein Sänger See also Oh, Daddy! (1935) One Night Apart (1950) The True Jacob (1960) References External links 1931 comedy films German comedy films Films of the Weimar Republic 1930s German-language films Films directed by Hans Steinhoff German films based on plays German black-and-white films Films scored by Hans J. Salter 1930s German films