The brilliant violinist Paganini was not only in demand in the concert hall, but also with women. When the jealous duke of Toscana suspects that Paganini is having an affair with his wife, he sics his henchmen on the musician. Paganini flees and finds refuge with a theatrical troupe. The artiste Bella falls in love with the violinist and helps him flee into the duchy of Napoleon’s sister, Anna Elisa. When she, in turn, hears him play, she summons him to her castle and it’s not long before she forgets all affairs of state because of Paganini.
Cast
Iván Petrovich
Paganini
Eliza Illiard
Herzogin Anna Elisa von Lucca
Theo Lingen
Hofmarschall Pimpinelli
Adele Sandrock
Hofmeisterin Gräfin Zanelli
Maja Feist
Hofdame Comtesse Jeanne d'Anvier
Rudolf Klein-Rogge
Graf Hédouville, Kurier Napoleons
Aribert Wäscher
Theaterdirektor Sebaldus Manzetti
Erika Glässner
Thalia, seine Frau
Maria Beling
Bella, ihre Nichte
Veit Harlan
Enrico Tortoni, Mitglied der Truppe Manzetti
