For seven years, Hein Steinemann from Hamburg has lived in New York City. In America, he's known as "Jimmy Jones - The Lonesome Star" and is celebrated for his musical talent. But "Jimmy" misses his homeland. When his colleague Evelyne lands a job in Hamburg, Hein hops on the ship after her, even though he's supposed to perform in Las Vegas the next morning. But there's more than longing for Germany that's pulling Hein home. Once upon a time, he stole 1,000 Mark from his mother to bet on the ponies and lost it all. Rather than face the music, he ran off to America and found his fame and fortune there. Now, he finally wants to go back home and make peace with mama. His managers are less than thrilled with the idea and fly to Hamburg to drag him back to America. When he gets to Hamburg, however, Hein is successful in walking right past his managers on the dock and heads for home. There, he runs into his father, who tells Hein that, as far as mom's concerned, Hein is dead. But when Hein shows up at her flower stand on the pier the next day, the woman can't resist dissolving into tears. Unbeknownst to mom -- but quite well known by dad --- Jimmy's a millionaire. Hein also keeps that secret from Rosi, a girl he got to know on the piers, who has no time for superstars, because they're all rich, spoiled, and treat girls like yesterday's plaything. Hein, for his part, is in no hurry to let Rosi or mom know the real story of his new life ... he's waiting for the right time to tell them and he's made his father swear to keep the secret to himself.  

DVD-R is in German with switchable English subtitles. Approx. 97 mins. See film sample for audio and video quality!