Der Streik der Diebe (1921)

When the president of the "Property Compensation Society" - the organization of thieves - is refused the hand of the prime minister's daughter, the whole guild is outraged and decides to go on strike. The burglars celebrate. Police and judges has nothing more to do. Insurance companies have to lay off their employees. Thousands of people who stood in the service of the crime are lost. A world economic crisis looms.