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During the WWI Battle of Jutland in ,2 navy commanders from England and Germany who had been friends line up against each other.The German commander's wife becomes involved with a subordinate officer and later with the English commander.

Kara poses as a doctor to get close to the known murderer Abu Seif who also has kidnapped the daughter of Malek, a friend of Halef's. Halef falls in love with Malek's other daughter while they venture into a holy (and forbidden) city.

Characteristic for Hoffmann's work is his life-long fight against rationalism and for the revelation of nature morte, culminating mostly in carnival-like scenes anticipating literary techniques

The stenographer Inge and her fiance Karl go on a joyride and commit a hit-and-run after running down a child in the road. The landlady of a dubious inn, who finds out about their flight, turns over Inge to an Argentinian pimp and lets Karl get arrested by the police. In the "Casino International" in Rio, Inge is housed in a chapel and , like all the other girls there, has to prostitute herself to guests on demand. Karl, who in the meantime has been released from jail, finds out Inge's whereabouts and helps her flee.

Trouble in a British castle: While the Lord is away, a detective is assigned to find a stranger supposedly hiding in the household.

A Berlin street waif finds a better life, and live, with a bank director.

The son of a Countess runs away to join the circus and becomes a great trapeze artist. He returns years later and falls in love with a young woman.

In a poor Berlin neighborhood, a horse used in the WWI cavalry is threatened with slaughter so two sinister types can make some money .But a flower seller, her grandfather, and some other nice people try to save the honorable steed.

Bruce Wilton, middle-aged, rich and famous, as a producer, has been rejected by Ada von Ruyt, a revue star. Finding an affection is developing between her and Longard, now down and out, he arranges to send the man to South America with a touring company. But again rejected by the woman he loves, he causes her to be supplanted by a rival, and in a passion dismisses his secretary, her old friend. The man, who has suffered much, shoots him. Longard, thinking Ada has fired the shot, attempts to take the blame, but the murderer commits suicide.

Olga, a French girl of good social position, marries Ali Benvert Bey, an Arab, against the advice of her friends, including Dr. Alex Werner, medical man to the Bey. Olga sails with her husband to Arabia, where for a time, she is extremely happy. She soon finds that she is expected to conform to Arab customs. Her husband objects to her meeting European friends and will not even allow her to see Dr. Werner without his permission. When the Bey learns that his wife and Werner have met secretly, he carries her off to a dancing hall where he tells her that she will remain imprisoned. She is rescued and carried away by Werner, the Bey follows in pursuit and is shot dead. Olga is taken back to Europe to presumed happiness.

Wealthy Gerd mistakes Monika for a socialite and falls for her. Her milliner boss as well as financially troubled entrepreneur Walldorf soon use Monika to channel the ample funds of the infatuated Gerd into their own pockets.

A marital farce in which the faithful husband of one sister is blamed for transgressions actually perpetrated by the unfaithful flirtatious husband of the other sister.Complications ensue.

An Austrian farmhand betrays a nationalist rebel to the invading Napoleonic troops,in exchange for money he can use to become a landowner.

The village mayor is a bigoted man: when he sees a girl from the variety show, the morality no longer applies to him.