Berlin 1849: The democrat Adolf Glasbrenner, known as Brennglas, publishes the political satire magazine "Phosphor" on a shoestring budget. He plans to marry his lover, the actress Adele Peroni. But the plan comes to a standstill when Adele is to make a guest appearance at the reactionary Royal Prussian Playhouse. A democratic journalist marrying a court actress? Impossible! Together with his friend Pulecke, Brennglas tries to disrupt Adele's performance with a bachelor party...

Rolf Moebius
as Adolf Glasbrenner

Hella Ferstl
as Adele Peroni

Willy A. Kleinau
as

Karl Weber
as A. Ph. Reclam

Eva Brumby
as Rieke

Willi Endresser
as Spießbürger

Johannes Maus
as

Paul Heidemann
as

Herbert Köfer
as Rittmeister von Blötzow

Harry Gillmann
as Friedrich