Roderick Raskolnikov, a brilliant criminology student and writer, becomes embittered by poverty and his inability to support his family. When he sees a desperate prostitute, Sonya, degraded by a vicious…

Stage mentalist Gregor the Great becomes enraged when a drunken audience member belittles his act. When the man dies suddenly, Gregor convinces himself that his hypnotic powers are to blame….

German version of French boulevard farce: A flirtatious Polish relative is brought to a country estate and complicates relations among a recuperating cuckolded banker, his wife, and her painter lover.