Hans Albers plays returning war veteran Hans Richter who has trouble finding work. With nowhere else to turn, Richter gets involved with black market activities. This so disgusts Richter's son, blind ex-soldier Edwin (Paul Edwin Roth), that the boy literally disowns his father. Hans eventually mends his ways, but not before several other devastating setbacks.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Hans AlbersHans Richter | Hans Richter |
 Lotte KochEdith Schröder | Edith Schröder |
 Paul Edwin RothWerner Richter | Werner Richter |
 Annemarie HaseFrau Burghardt | Frau Burghardt |
 Heidi ScharfMizzi Burghardt | Mizzi Burghardt |
 Ralph LotharFritz | Fritz |
 Otto GebührLehrer Heise | Lehrer Heise |
 Elsa WagnerFrau Heise | Frau Heise |
| HHerbert StassWalter | Walter |
| UUrsula BarlenNot listed | Not listed |
 Ludwig LinkmannNot listed | Not listed |
| HHelmuth HelsigNot listed | Not listed |
| MMarianne LutzNot listed | Not listed |
 Reinhold BerntNot listed | Not listed |
| EErwin BiegelNot listed | Not listed |
 Erich DunskusNot listed | Not listed |
| KKarl HannemannNot listed | Not listed |
 Alfred MaackNot listed | Not listed |
 Gustav PüttjerNot listed | Not listed |
| WWalter StrasenNot listed | Not listed |