Baron von Goren ist ein verarmter Gutsbesitzer, dessen Gut kurz vor der Zwangsverwaltung steht. Deshalb will er seinen Sohn Hermann mit dessen wohlhabender Jugendfreundin Helga verheiraten. Aber Hermann verliebt sich in die Farmerstochter Dorothea. Er verlässt mit ihr das Gut des Vaters und versucht in Berlin Fuß zu fassen. Dies gelingt jedoch nicht, und um Hermann nicht weiter im Weg zu stehen, verlässt Dorothea ihn. Hermanns Tante holt ihn zurück auf das Gut des Vaters, wo er, verzweifelt über den Verlust Dorotheas, unermüdlich daran arbeitet, das Gut von den Schulden zu befreien.  

Baron von Goret is an impoverished landowner, whose estate is about to go into receivership.  And so, for that reason, he wishes to marry off his son Hermann with his well-off girlfriend Helga.  But Hermann is in love with the farmer’s daughter Dorothea.  He leaves his father’s estate with her and makes his way to Berlin to make a name for himself.  He’s not successful in this and, so as not to stand in his way, Dorothea leaves him.  Hermann’s aunt brings him back to his father’s estate, where, depressed over losing Dorothea, works tirelessly to clear the estate of all its debts.

THERE IS A NEWSREEL ALONG WITH THE FILM, JUST AS GERMAN AUDIENCES MIGHT HAVE SEEN WHEN THE MOVIE WAS FIRST SHOWN (except this newsreel may not be contemporary to when the film was released).

DVD-R IS IN GERMAN WITH NO SUBTITLES (except for the Newsreel). Some softness and indistinct features; especially when the subject matter is not close up. 

LENGTH OF FEATURE FILM:  89 mins LENGTH OF NEWSREEL:  14 mins