1931 film by Hans Steinhoff

1935 film directed by Erich Engel

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.

Der erfolgreiche Bühnenautor Alexander Patou will sein nächstes Stück in einem lebensnahen Milieu ansiedeln und begibt sich in eine Kneipe, in der die temperamentvolle Nanette als Sängerin arbeitet. Um Nanette näher kennen zu lernen, lässt sich Alexander von einem ihrer Verehrer verprügeln und wird darauf von ihr zu Hause aufgenommen und gepflegt.

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…

昔日生活优越的布兰登堡的公主乌里克在二战结束后只能在南德的一座破旧城堡度日。没想到在这里，乌里克与来自平民阶层的保罗互生爱慕之意。为了维持生计，两个人一同导览了这座古老城堡的参观活动，游客们尤其是美国人，络绎不绝。突然有一天，与乌里克在战前订了婚 的塞萨利王储——亚历山大王子出现在面前。在保罗与未婚夫之间，在个人爱情与整个家族的财务状况之间，乌里克必须做出一个抉择……