Young Olga Ahrendt almost succeeded in attempting suicide. She had thrown herself in front of a tram out of desperation about her miserable life, a desperation she shared with many in the post-war period. Fortunately, Privy Councillor Sauerbruch is at the scene of the incident, ordering her to be admitted to his clinic after a brief examination. Sauerbruch works both as a university lecturer and as a surgeon, a famous doctor who not only helps his patients physically but also gives them spiritual comfort. After he has taken Olga Ahrendt to his hospital, he discovers during an examination that her suicide attempt is due to a serious physical illness. He intensively takes care of her without forgetting about his other patients, to whom he can give a new will to live, even if only through a small story. And he will also treat Olga Ahrendt successfully...
Ewald Balser
as Prof. Ferdinand Sauerbruch
Heidemarie Hatheyer
as Olga Ahrends
Maria Wimmer
as Frau Sauerbruch
Hilde Körber
as Oberschwester der Psychiatrie
Lina Carstens
as Oberschwester der Chirurgie
Paul Bildt
as Briefträger Wendlandt
Rolf Henniger
as Dr. Winters
Friedrich Domin
as Paul von Hindenburg
Otto Gebühr
as Sauerbruchs Helfer
Ernst Waldow
as kellner
Rudolf Vogel
as Kellner
Hans Christian Blech
as Arbeiter Brauer
