A young Russian loses his first great love through the love intrigue of a rich woman. Dimitri Sanin, a young Russian, stops off in a German town on his way home from Italy. He saves a boy's life. He falls in love with the beautiful Gemma, the daughter of a confectioner. Dimitri spends a few days with Gemma's family. Gemma is already engaged to a German, Mr. Klüber. An incident ...