Paris, 1830: Jean-Gaspard Debureau performs on the stage and delights his audience with song, wit and charm. He is, however, very unpopular with King Charles X, who is the target of much of Debureau's scornful jests. That would be a somewhat tolerable situation if it weren't for the fact that Debureau has fallen for a countess, who happens to be the King's mistress.
Gustaf Gründgens
Sybille Schmitz
Gisela Uhlen
Theo Lingen
Paul Bildt
Hilde Hildebrand
Ralph Arthur Roberts
Hans Leibelt
Will Dohm
Gretl Theimer
Walter Werner
Ernst Legal
Erich Ziegel
Elsa Wagner
Hadrian Maria Netto
Wolf Trutz
Franz Nicklisch
Ernst Dernburg