Nora, the wife of the architect Heinz Ottendorf, feels neglected by her husband. He is getting more and more engrossed in his work, but Nora, apparently a stranger to hard work, suspects that the real reason for her husband's diverted attention must naturally be another woman. Robert, the cousin of Nora's friend Marianne, has long been in love with Nora and sees an opportunity to win her hand. Heinz, for all his distractions in his work and the phantom lover he doesn't have, isn't quite ready to let Nora go. While he may be married to his work, his work is a fickle mistress: he makes a career error and this leads to near financial ruin. He begs Nora to be patient with him. Marianne, who for her part is in love with Heinz, spins a web of deceit and intrigue, which leads to Robert taking a potshot at Heinz and then eventually causing Robert to kill himself.
Release Date: 3/17/1939
Runtime: 100 minutes
Languages: German
Director: Otto Linnekogel
00Companies: Fabrikation Deutscher Filme (F.D.F.)
Countries: Germany
Robert Lenart

Olga Tschechowa
Nora Ottendorf

Albrecht Schoenhals
Heinz Ottendorf, Architekt

Gustav Diessl
Robert Lenart

Hans Brausewetter
Dr. Hans Rodeck
Else von Möllendorff
Inge Rodeck

Rudolf Schündler
Hermann Mayer-Falkow
Hanne Mertens
Marianne Lennart

Frida Richard
Frau Lenart

Herbert Hübner
Paul Ottendorf

Hertha von Walther
Lisbeth Ottendorf
Tina Eilers
Kläre Steffani