The early 1930s in Berlin. Cabaret artist Emil Damaschke wants to entertain people with his program - together with Ida, the attraction from Hungary. But because he risks a lip that is too big, he is thrown out of the "Rosenthaler" cabaret, ends up on the criminal circuit and briefly in prison. Back out again, he and his colleagues leased the "Rosenthaler", whose Jewish owners had fled abroad to escape the Nazis. They set up a cooperative. However, a gang of criminals who professed allegiance to the Nazis wanted a share of the profits and believed they had a free ride. Emil rejects Ida's intention to win over the workers as a new audience, he makes money with advertising and refuses to join the criminals. They kidnap Ida, murder her in the forest and make sure that Emil is framed for the murder. Emil ends up in prison and the criminals take over the cabaret - in Nazi uniform.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| GGunter SonnesonEmil Damaschke | Emil Damaschke |
 Zsuzsa PálosNot listed | Not listed |
 Rolf HoppeKommissar | Kommissar |
 Wolfgang GreeseNot listed | Not listed |
 Dietmar Richter-ReinickNot listed | Not listed |
| KKarl-Ernst HorbolNot listed | Not listed |
| SSiegfried WeißNot listed | Not listed |
 Willi SchradeNot listed | Not listed |
| KKlaus-Peter PleßowNot listed | Not listed |
| WWilli NeuenhahnNot listed | Not listed |
 Ingeborg NaßNot listed | Not listed |
 Volkmar KleinertNot listed | Not listed |
| GGerd BlahuschekNot listed | Not listed |
 Paul ArenkensNot listed | Not listed |