Rudolf Stratz

The sinister Count Oetsch scandalizes the aristocratic social gathering at Castle Vogelod as he announces his intention to "crash" the festivities. Baroness Safferstätt is expected shortly, and the guests are well-aware of the rumors that Count Oetsch murdered the baroness' late husband. Oetsch refuses to leave, vowing that he will reveal the identity of the real killer. Before the weekend is through, the Count and Baroness will reveal secrets too shocking to be believed!

Remake of the silent film of 1921: The lord of a castle disappears after the return of two feuding brothers from a noble family. Suspicion falls on the recently returned brothers.

A farmer's wife decides to take her children and leave her gambling addict husband.

Rupp (Jannings) is a former butcher, made rich in the meat packing industry as a result of the reversal of fortunes brought on by WWI. He is crude, uncouth and uneducated. His son, Fred, is the apple of his father's eye and is an auto enthusiast. The widowed Rupp falls in love with a former aristocrat, Helen, now down on her luck and pawning her last heirloom. He proposes marriage and she accepts in order to save her ailing mother who needs a monetary influx to avoid death. Her former boyfriend, Platen, warns Helen against Rupp's intentions - he and Rupp are enemies, Rupp having caused his being fired for protecting a chorus girl against Rupp's unwanted advances. Meanwhile, Graf, a shyster, arranges purchase of a near bankrupt auto manufacturing firm, Phoenix, to Rupp's great advantage with practically no monetary recognition to Graf, who swears revenge. Rupp comes upon his son begging Helen not to marry his father but to return to Platen.

The story takes place in the winter sports resort of St. Moritz in Switzerland. When the train Edwin and Konstanze are waiting for gets stuck due to a snowdrift, they set off on skis to catch up with it. While Konstanze wanted to pick up her cousin Bob from the station, Edwin was waiting for his fiancée Mara Andersen. But before they reach the station, the train continues its journey. Mara misunderstands the situation and believes that Edwin is traveling with the strange woman. Edwin is able to dispel her concerns, while Konstanze shows increasing interest in him. Based on the novel of the same name by Rudolf Stratz.