Bressart first plays an actor in a travelling theatre troupe before he gets hired as a chauffeur by Charlotte Susa, who plays a writer of popular novels who seems to be somewhat modelled on Thea von Harbou, if her role's name in this film is any indication. As a chauffeur, Bressart takes his employer's car to win the heart of Truus van Aalten and pretends to be a general direct...