When Hamburg ship's mate Klaus Brandt catches a thief one night at the port, his downfall is pre-ordained. For the thief turns out to be a young, attractive woman and the otherwise upright sailor allows her to slip away. Jenny is the star of a local dive bar, with a side-line in smuggling.

Hotel tycoon Paulsen re-meets an old flame who mistakes him for a waiter. Paulsen's daughter Toni likes hotelier Reno and accepts to work for him as a waitress and chambermaid because she wants to be loved for herself, not her money.

1938 film by Josef von Báky

Professional race driver David and the owner of a plantation on island Java Filip – bosom friends. For the sake of strong friendship they have sworn each other that will never fall in love and look after the same girl. Once, during the next transatlantic swimming, Filip gets acquainted with blond Violoj who thirsts to marry and tries to receive from it a declaration of love. But Filip is afraid of marriage and evades the question. Having stepped into a land, the planter unexpectedly learns that its friend David in spite of the fact that it is betrothed with beauty Gabi, has taken notice of Violu and periodically visits its smart apartment. After serious conversation guys decide that they should stop all meetings with the maiden differently to their friendship “kaput”, but Viola adheres to other sights at the future and does everything to arrange the happiness…