Leutnantsstreiche

Summary

The young Lieutenant Ritter von Kriegerstein, for the sake of his love for the Countess Leonie von Czernowitz, deceives her father and his commander-in-chief, Prince von Czernowitz, by pretending to be in two places at once. On the one hand, he accompanies his beloved to the court ball, and on the other, he has to stand guard in the orangery that same evening. Act 1 ends (according to the intertitle) with the recognition of Kriegerstein by Colonel Czernowitz, who had assumed that he was on guard duty. It is not until Act 2 (according to the short story) that Kriegerstein's amusing double-cross begins to unfold. The farce ends happily, as Kriegerstein's daring deed and confession win the approval of Colonel Czernowitz, who finally releases his daughter.

Sorcece: Deutsche Kinemathek - Museum für Film und Fernsehen