Fanny Hobichler, a young promising actress, moves to Vienna in the 1920s in order to pursue her big break. She draws inspiration and seeks help from the popular stage actor Albert Kortz who once started out from the same provincial town as she did and was a close friend of her late father. Kortz, however, dreams of retiring as he is tired of his fame and having to deal with the short-tempered theatre director Jason. Together, they try to outwit Jason.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Dagmar KollerFanny Hobichler | Fanny Hobichler |
 Curd JürgensAlbert Korz | Albert Korz |
 Leon AskinJason | Jason |
 Marte HarellGräfin Tran | Gräfin Tran |
| SSonja JeanninePrinzessin | Prinzessin |
| EErwin NeuwirthGraf Piestling | Graf Piestling |
 Ida KrottendorfFranziska | Franziska |
| TTony PatricioKafur | Kafur |
 Erich PadalewskiDaniel | Daniel |
| AAlfred BöhmHemisch | Hemisch |
| TTilla HohenfelsSerena | Serena |
| HHans KraemmerGotthelf | Gotthelf |
| GGustav DieffenbacherJanos | Janos |
| CCarlo BöhmNot listed | Not listed |
| PPeter GarellNot listed | Not listed |
| KKarin GaronNot listed | Not listed |
 Harry HardtNot listed | Not listed |
| MMilan HafalaNot listed | Not listed |
| WWilhelm HufnaglNot listed | Not listed |
| IInga KjeldsenNot listed | Not listed |
| EEdith LeyrerNot listed | Not listed |
| GGerd SteffenNot listed | Not listed |
| RRosemarie StrahalNot listed | Not listed |
| TToni WagnerNot listed | Not listed |