Thymian Henning, an innocent young girl, is raped by the clerk of her father's pharmacy. She becomes pregnant, is rejected by her family, and must fend for herself in a harsh, cruel world.

Louise Brooks
as Thymian Henning

André Roanne
as Count Nicolas Osdorff

Josef Rovenský
as Karl Friedrich Henning

Fritz Rasp
as Meinert

Vera Pawlowa
as Aunt Frida

Franziska Kinz
as Meta Koch Henning

Arnold Korff
as Elder Count Osdorff

Andrews Engelmann
as The Reformatory's Dean

Valeska Gert
as The Reformatory Dean's Wife

Edith Meinhard
as Erika
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Outrageously acted by Louise Brooks and directed by Pabst. One of his blue ribbon winners, to be sure....