A passionate provincial photographer's rare photo is put on cover of famous journal. Hopeful, she goes to Berlin, for fame, but it eludes her. She finally gets it, and almost her man, to part ways, as he has only time for work, not love.
Prussian General Roedern is designing the top secret blueprints of a fortress. When one of the designs is found in the embassy of the hostile Austrians, Roedern is charged with treason. His lover Maria wants to join him in his confinement.
Robert falls for young Manon and wants to divorce Dagmar, his wife of seven years. She agrees on one condition: Robert first has to find and approve a new husband for her. That turns out to be a more difficult task than expected.
When young Dr. Ophoven arrives at the village as the new doctor, he is not exactly welcome. His wife Anna helps to break the ice. Their happiness is cut short when she dies. But the doctor is determined to stay and fulfill his obligation.
Engineer Norbert has recently become the proud owner of a cottage in the Heide. One day he observes the young forester's daughter Ursula hunting wild ducks. The two quickly become friends and fall in love. But the young Hanna from a neighboring farm has her eye on Norbert.
Hugo is smart and optimistic, but lazy. Mathilde, ambitious daughter of his landlady, sets out to kindle his abilities and makes him a respectable citizen and even mayor. But fate continues to put obstacles in their way.
Boys are usually busy playing "Indians", but when their uncle decides to rent part of their home to a Doctor Höflin, they took an oath to cast him out with a series of pranks.
Violinist Andreas plays his cheap fiddle in second-rate orchestras. When a priceless Stradivari is displayed in the museum he gets obsessed, steals it and fascinates his audiences with his art. But the theft didn't go unnoticed.
