A waiter in love with a countess assumes the identity of an aristocrat.

The romantic dalliances of stage actor Edmund Kean with both a married woman and a young wannabe actress cause difficulties.

A friend sacrifices himself, taking the blame for a murder upon himself. A guilty conscience will end up killing the real culprit.

A blind patient and her doctor fall in love, but the doctor fears that she will no longer love him if her sight is restored.

A young woman marries a count who is not what he seems.

A medical officer decides to become a doctor, change his name and devote his life to research after the woman he loves marries his best friend.

Originally planned as the third entry in the Der Hund von Baskerville series, it was reworked into a stand alone film before release.