Berlin 1849: The democrat Adolf Glasbrenner, known as Brennglas, publishes the political satire magazine "Phosphor" on a shoestring budget. He plans to marry his lover, the actress Adele Peroni. But the plan comes to a standstill when Adele is to make a guest appearance at the reactionary Royal Prussian Playhouse. A democratic journalist marrying a court actress? Impossible! Together with his friend Pulecke, Brennglas tries to disrupt Adele's performance with a bachelor party...
as Adolf Glasbrenner
as Adele Peroni
as A. Ph. Reclam
as Rieke
as Spießbürger
as Rittmeister von Blötzow
as Friedrich
as Lokführer
as Friedrich Wilhelm IV.
as Requisiteur
as Gendarm
as Schauspielerin Eleonore Dusche
as Mann mit Bart
as Spießbürger
as Adolf Glasbrenner
as Festredner
as Zweite Souffleuse
as Möbelträger
