Beautiful young Helga gets publicly shamed because a rich land owner seduced and impregnated her but refuses to take responsibility in a story of love and death in Sweden.
After World War II, a lot of people, who lived in the eastern parts of the Third Reich had to be relocated. One of them is Hugo Starosta (Martin Held) with his family. They live in a fortress. Hugo is unemployed, his children don't seem to like school, but somehow they managa to get through.
After the death of his mother, little Peter lives with his great sister Helga at his adoptive father Professor Hartmann. Peter is seriously ill, can not get upset and therefore also on the advice of his doctor Heinz Stark no more music. Even his revered Donkosaks , who remember him with their songs...
The Berlin lawyer Dr. Lessner (Karl Ludwig Diehl) is involved in a murder case. His wife, movie star Christa (Kitty Jantzen), allegedly had an affair with singer Juan Navarro (Harry Hardt), who was found dead in front of Dr. Lessners house. Christa is arrested ...
