A young French soldier in World War I is overcome with guilt when he kills a German soldier who, like himself, is a musically gifted conscript, each having attended the same musical conservatory in France. The fact that the incident occurred in war does not assuage his guilt. He travels to Germany to meet the man's family.
Lionel Barrymore
as Dr. H. Holderlin
Phillips Holmes
as Paul Renard
Nancy Carroll
as Fraulein Elsa
Louise Carter
as Frau Holderlin
Lucien Littlefield
as Herr Walter Schultz
Tom Douglas
as Walter Holderlin
Zasu Pitts
as Anna, Holderlin's Maid
Frank Sheridan
as Priest
George Bickel
as Herr Bresslauer, Dress Shop Owner
Emma Dunn
as Frau Miller
Reginald Pasch
as Fritz's Father
Rodney McLennan
as War Veteran
