Lothar von Pütz and Roswitha von Krakow fall in love and only then discover that their fathers are bitter enemies. When Lothar's father dies, a close friend of his father's, Baron Maximilian von Hanckel, takes the boy under his wing and tries to make peace between the families. He visits Roswitha's father, who begins to hope that he can marry his daughter to the older, but wealthy, baron, who is still a bachelor. When an argument breaks out between Lothar and Roswitha, she agrees to marry Maximilian. It is only at the pre-wedding party that Roswitha and Lothar have a real conversation. Maximilian overhears everything, releases Roswitha from her vows, and brings the two young people together.
Baron Max von Hanke, Herr auf Bärenhof
Leonhard von Krakow
Roswitha
Fränze von Hanckel
Lothar von Pütz, Ulanenoffizier
Frau von Krakow
Lothars Verehrerin
Tante Elfriede
Kammerherr von Pütz
Regierungsrat
Rechtsanwalt
Mamsell
Lothars Tischdame