Berlin in 1878: Corinna Schmidt, who was brought up in a petit-bourgeois, academic family, is romantically interested in Leopold Treibel, the son of the lordly councillor of commerce Jenny Treibel – although Corinna is also deeply in love with her cousin Marcel. Leopold is also falling for cute Corinna, and Jenny Treibel tries to prevent their friendship by all means, but changes her opinion when their secret engagement becomes public. To avoid a scandal, she urges them to marry quickly. But Corinna soon withdraws from this complicated situation and again turns to her cousin, who is banished from the country for his social democratic beliefs.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Trude HesterbergJenny Treibel | Jenny Treibel |
 Peter PodehlDr. Marcel Wedderkopp | Dr. Marcel Wedderkopp |
 Ingrid RentschCorinna Schmidt | Corinna Schmidt |
 Erna SellmerFrau Schmolke | Frau Schmolke |
 Hermann LenschauOtto Treibel | Otto Treibel |
 Ellen PlessowFräulein vom Bomst | Fräulein vom Bomst |
| WWilly KleinoscheggNot listed | Not listed |
| JJoseph NoerdenNot listed | Not listed |
 Hans HesslingNot listed | Not listed |
| EEdelweiß MalchinNot listed | Not listed |
 Egon BrosigNot listed | Not listed |
 Erika GlässnerNot listed | Not listed |
| FFred HülgerthNot listed | Not listed |
| AAribert GrimmerNot listed | Not listed |
| WWalter WeymannNot listed | Not listed |
| EEduard BornträgerNot listed | Not listed |
 Edith VolkmannNot listed | Not listed |
| LLutz GötzNot listed | Not listed |
 Maria BesendahlNot listed | Not listed |
 Käthe ReichelNot listed | Not listed |
| HHerbert RichterNot listed | Not listed |
| HHelene RiechersNot listed | Not listed |
| MMartin RosenNot listed | Not listed |
 Karla RunkehlNot listed | Not listed |