Conrad Veidt plays a famous musician who is blackmailed for being gay. Eventually he stands trial and is convicted. At the end the film pleads for the abolition of §175 (the law that punishes homosexuality).
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Leo ConnardPaul's Father
Ilse von Tasso-LindPaul's Mother


Alexandra WielleghPaul's Sister-in-law
Clementine PlessnerKurt's Mother











