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Though he runs a big business, Bruggs is uncomfortable and feels lost in high society.He prefers, in his free time, to mingle incognito among the people. The double life affects his health and work and the family needs to intervene.

A story about two women. Helga moves to the city for the love of her husband Arne, and gives birth to a child. But Arne proves to be a rough guy who drinks, gambles and fights and kids up in prison. Helga and her child sink into distress and poverty. Ebba's father forces her to marry the merchant Lindquist, although she loves another. Lindquist turns out to be a loving husband, and when Ebba has a child, her happiness is perfect. When the child dies, Ebba is desperate.

First of so far three adaptations of the Voss book: When his domineering religious fanatic mother (who had prevented him from a romance) dies, the man, feeling guilty, enters the priesthood and abandons his sweetheart to her fate.

A triangle drama involving a female circus owner's favor has consequences. Paula Busch, the grande dame of German circus, depicts a story from the world of artists, tents and wagons.