Kitty Kellermann is put on trial for murdering her husband, a failed painter. When her counsel resigns from his mandate, the mysterious Peter Bille steps in, though it becomes apparent that he actually is not an advocate but Kitty's lover and moreover confesses the murder. The widow has to admit that the pictures by her deceased spouse sell much better, only for him to suddenly appear alive.

The film is a contempary-set version of William Shakespeare's play As You Like It.

A French violinist saves his beloved princess from the Russian revolution..

When a girl's lover kills her husband she offers herself to her father-in-law in exchange for his freedom.

A man acquires a valuable artifact as a present for his girlfriend, inadvertently drawing a lunatic collector into pursuit of him.

'Scientist adopts slum girl and she saves him from murderous lover.' (British Film Catalogue)