The famed composer Franz Schubert has romances with three sisters. He first loves Hederl who marries another man, then gifted singer Hannerl who is lured away to an opera career. Franz doesn't realize that it's Heiderl who truly loves him.
Co-owners of a successful traveling circus have a rivalry over the affections of a young woman. One of them is mauled to death by a lion. Years later a series of accidents, attacks and mysterious deaths plague the circus.
Four soldiers awaiting transport to the front are allowed, on their word of honor, a layover of some hours in the city and resist temptations for romance and political agitation.
When Dr. Müller is delayed and postpones his own wedding his furious bride Inge leaves him and goes to see her aunt, picking up smart Fred on the way who poses as her husband since Inge is too embarrassed to talk about her busted nuptials.
When a sanitarium is closed due to a fire, its rich patients are transferred to a nearby hotel, saving that struggling business from foreclosure. But the exasperated staff may have bitten off more than they can chew.
