Professor Mauthner, after many years of exile (having emigrated in 1933 to the USA), returns to Germany in 1948. He can in fact return to his teaching post, but the rejection and petty intrigues of his reactionary colleagues and students make his work almost unbearable.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Fritz KortnerProfessor Mauthner | Professor Mauthner |
 Johanna HoferLina | Lina |
 Lina CarstensEmma | Emma |
 Rosemary MurphyMary | Mary |
| WWilliam SinnigenElliot | Elliot |
 Ernst SchröderWalter | Walter |
 Paul HoffmannFechner | Fechner |
 Arno AssmannKurt | Kurt |
 Charles RegnierBertram | Bertram |
| AAlwin EdwardsHomer | Homer |
 Harald MannlFraenkl | Fraenkl |
 Friedrich DominNot listed | Not listed |
| HHans FitzeNot listed | Not listed |
 Fritz BenscherNot listed | Not listed |
| OOtto BrüggemannNot listed | Not listed |
 Hans ClarinNot listed | Not listed |
| AAnnemarie HoltzNot listed | Not listed |