Mary Johnson, fresh from the country, gets a job as housemaid in Count Ivar Kalling's house. Thief Carl Barcklind steals some jewels. Miss Cassel had admired. She pursues him, but he gets away. She is accused of stealing the jewelry and spends a year in prison. When she is released, she moves to America and gets a job as maid to vaudeville singer Maja Cassel. When Count Kalling shows up at the theater and admires Miss Cassel, Miss Johnson notices Barcklind lurking in the background. Luckily, it turns out that Barcklind's manservant is her brother.
It's not the first time I've noticed these amazing coincidences in Swedish films of this period. In an era coming off straight melodrama, perhaps the audience was more accepting of them to make the story move along. Perhaps, though, it is one of the reasons that Swedish cinema went into an erratic decline. Once you accept that you'll run into the same three or four people no matter where you go in the world, the story does move along, the performances are good, there's an exciting chase to cap it off, and a happy ending. Although I doubt Miss Johnson will get her year in prison back.
