Psychological thriller about a man who loses his memory.
A young man is found roaming the streets. He suffers from amnesia and is taken to a psychiatric hospital. The police think he may be involved in a murder. Slowly the man regains his memory and a plot is revealed in which he seems to be both perpetrator and victim.
Joyce Sinclair is a governess to Enid, the little daughter of Henry Ferguson, an old friend of her late father.
For some years Kate van Marlen has had a liaison with the profligate Count Alfred van der Loo, who accepts her passionate love but does not intend to marry her.
Willem Hendriks is a Dutchman who, after the death of his wife, has emigrated to California where he runs a nightclub.
A film about the making of a film. A director rehearses with actors and actresses some scenes from his pantomime about the death of Pierrot. The players then put on their costumes and make-up.