A young poet named Hoffman broods over his failed romances. First, his affair with the beautiful Olympia is shattered when he realizes that she is really a mechanical woman designed by a scientist. Next, he believes that a striking prostitute loves him, only to find out she was hired to fake her affections by the dastardly Dapertutto. Lastly, a magic spell claims the life of his final lover.
Moira Shearer
Ludmilla Tchérina
Pamela Brown
Léonide Massine
Ann Ayars
Robert Helpmann
Frederick Ashton
Robert Rounseville
Mogens Wieth
Lionel Harris
Philip Leaver
Meinhart Maur