赫勒(爱米尔·强宁斯 Emil Jannings 饰)是杂耍班的演员,他和妻子伯特纳(梅丽· 戴尔沙夫特 Maly Delschaft 饰)合作表演的空中飞人项目深受观众们的喜爱。然而,随着时间的推移,伯特纳的身材渐渐走形,已经不再适合表演空中飞人了,无奈之下,赫勒带着她来到了位于德国汉堡的另一间杂耍班谋生。
贝尔特(利亚·德·普提 Lya De Putti 饰)是常常来看演出的观众,在赫勒的见一下,她开始尝试登台表演,谁知道贝尔特的表演大受欢迎,就这样,贝尔特成为了杂耍班的红人。在朝夕相处之中,赫勒喜欢
In 1960 Germany, Army lawyer Major Steve Garrett is assigned to defend four American soldiers charged with raping 16 year-old Karin Steinhof. She was swimming in a nearby river when the four of them came across her and they were soon arrested thereafter.