A dedicated editor, who is engaged to the daughter of a wealthy senator thrills her father with a lecture about convictions based on circumstantial evidence. When a corpse with a disfigured face is found in the house of the senator, evidence points to the editor. An entertaining thriller with a fairly intricate plot and some critical comments on the practice of the law. Based on the novel "Der geschlossene Ring" by Frank Arnau.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| PPaul HenckelsKonsul Lychner | Konsul Lychner |
 Gerda MaurusVera - seine Tochter | Vera - seine Tochter |
 Karl Ludwig DiehlDr. Gregor, Redakteur | Dr. Gregor, Redakteur |
 Fritz OdemarDorner, Diener | Dorner, Diener |
 Harry HardtWittenhagen, Kriminalkommissar | Wittenhagen, Kriminalkommissar |
 Ernst BehmerSchränker-Ede | Schränker-Ede |
 Rosa ValettiNachbarin | Nachbarin |
 Gustav RickeltArzt | Arzt |
| JJulius E. HerrmannBachmann, Nachtredakteur | Bachmann, Nachtredakteur |
 Wanda RothaLilly Meißner | Lilly Meißner |
 Harry FrankDr. Wiese, Verteidiger | Dr. Wiese, Verteidiger |
| FFritz SchroeterKriminalassistent | Kriminalassistent |
 Friedrich KaysslerStaatsanwalt | Staatsanwalt |