A musician is offered a job in Vienna as stage director, but his disagreements with the aristocratic opera manager end in abrupt firing in spite of a mutual attraction. He's quickly engaged by another theatre and becomes famous for his lavish stage productions and fine acting, which begins their golden age with Suppé and Strauss.
Key credits listed on this page include Willi Forst, Axel Eggebrecht, Maria Holst, Dora Komar, Paul Hörbiger, Leo Slezak, Curd Jürgens, and Gustav Waldau.