The young forester Rudolf is released from a mental hospital after suffering from a mental illness. His widowed mother accompanies the taciturn son to a vicarage where he is supposed to recover. There he meets the pastor's daughter Anna, with whom he immediately falls in love, and the two decide to get married. His mother is critical of the marriage and demands that her son conceal his stay in the "lunatic asylum" from his wife. This secret overshadows the young couple's relationship from the very beginning, and the burden of silence finally makes Rudolf want to take his own life. Only at the last minute is Anna able to save him from this stupidity.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Henry HübchenRudolf | Rudolf |
 Ulrike MaiAnna | Anna |
 Lissy TempelhofRudolfs Mutter | Rudolfs Mutter |
 Dietrich KörnerGraf | Graf |
 Karin GregorekGräfin | Gräfin |
 Manfred BorgesAndrees | Andrees |
 Roman KaminskiBernhard | Bernhard |
| PPetra DobbertinJulie | Julie |
 Peter BauseNot listed | Not listed |
 Heide KippNot listed | Not listed |
| HHelmut StraßburgerNot listed | Not listed |
| AAstrid KrenzNot listed | Not listed |
 Kaspar EichelNot listed | Not listed |
| GGisela LeipertNot listed | Not listed |
| BBirgit KädingNot listed | Not listed |
| RRalf LehmNot listed | Not listed |
| GGünther LotzeNot listed | Not listed |
| IInge Hesse-PetersNot listed | Not listed |
| RRoland KuchenbuchNot listed | Not listed |
| EEberhardt WintzenNot listed | Not listed |
| TTheresia WiderNot listed | Not listed |
| IInge NoackNot listed | Not listed |