Jadwiga Bukojemska

Bolek, a young locksmith’s apprentice, fights off two suspicious men to defend a friend and, fleeing the police, hides at a party where guests mistake him for the wealthy but naïve Lolek.

Zenon Ziembiewicz comes back to his hometown after graduating from the university in Paris. He gets entangled in a love triangle with educated young lady Elzbieta and a common country girl Justyna who gets pregnant.

Ryszard Malewicz, a young inventor, is out of work. He had been waiting for months for a response from the ministry to which he had sent plans for his invention, an explosive of extraordinary power. Desperate Ryszard is comforted by his mother and his fiancée Maria.

Krajewski, a young bank clerk, is a romantic and dreams of perfect love. One day, he accidentally meets a beautiful girl whom he helps dry her clothes in his apartment after she falls into a puddle while getting off the tram. Enchanted by her beauty and delicacy, he falls madly in love with her, believing that he has found the love of his life. Frania, as the girl is called, disappears every evening, claiming that as a seamstress she has a lot of work and has to work at night as well. In reality, under the assumed name of Irena, she spends her nights as an escort at the Orfeum cabaret. Afraid of losing her beloved, she does not reveal the truth to him. However, the idyll does not last long.

The story of a marriage arranged under family pressure, against the couple's feelings. Adapted from a novel by Maria Rodziewiczówna.

The film is set in Lodz, under Prussian rule, and abounds in strong topical moments against the background of life in the occupied city.” Other sources reported that the film’s plot was “set against the background of the occupation and destruction of Kalisz by the Germans in 1914.