Henny Porten Filmproduktion

Vehicle for one of the Weimar era's most beloved actresses: as the popular Prussian queen in 1806-1807, she presides over the humiliating Peace of Tilsit which Napoleon forces on the defeated Germans.

After the tragic death from malaria of her beloved husband his rich widow Helga Vanroh travels restlessly around various Mediterranean countries. In the luxurious surroundings of a hotel in Monte Carlo Mrs. Vanroh keeps apart from society, until one evening she decides to visit the casino. There a young man attracts her curiosity and compassion.

Inge Larsen, the daughter of a fisherman, falls in love with Baron Kerr—who also falls for the young woman—and before long, he asks for her hand in marriage. In beginning a new and entirely unfamiliar life with Kerr, Inge leaves behind not only her parents but also her former sweetheart, the fisherman Jan Olsen. Through her marriage to this influential diplomat, Inge now belongs to the upper echelons of society, which includes the nobility. However, Inge faces an adversary in the capricious Evelyne, with whom Kerr had a relationship before marrying Inge.

In a poor neighborhood of a big city, a crippled mailman is in love with a maid who lives in his building. However, she is in love with a wealthy and handsome young man, who soon disappears. The mailman provides the maid with letters that get her hopes up... but tragedy will soon befall all three.

After eight years in exile Martin returns to Berlin. He was involved in the German Revolution of 1918/1919 and had to leave the country as a result. Impoverished and lonely, he struggles on alone until the market saleswoman Hanne offers him shelter, although she does not have much money either. They fall in love and Martin even finds work on the construction site for the subway through Tempelhofer Feld. One day, however, he collapses there, whereupon the pregnant Hanne tries to nurse him back to health.