During the 1913 carnival, a man is stabbed to death in the confessional of Mainz Cathedral: Ferdinand Dörfler was the illegitimate son of the businessman Panezza, who never confessed to him. Ferdinand's brother Clemens is accused of fratricide by his own mother. The young Viola, who had come to Mainz from Italy, makes a confession: she loved Ferdinand and had been abandoned by him. Lolfo, who was unconditionally devoted to her, pursued Ferdinand and killed him. Lolfo commits suicide.
William Dieterle
Director
Heinz Pehlke
Director of Photography
Kurt Heuser
Writer
Hans Söhnker
Panezza
Gitty Djamal
Viola
Götz George
Clemens
Christian Wolff
Jeanmarie
Berta Drews
Frau Bäumler
Hilde Hildebrand
Mme. Guttier
Grit Boettcher
Bertel
Ursula Heyer
Rosa
Helga Schlack
Bettine
Rainer Brandt
Ferdinand Bäumler
Wolfgang Völz
Regierungsassessor
Ernst Neger
Sänger
