Fred Schwarz

À Dublin, pendant la guerre qui oppose l'Irlande à l'Angleterre, un couple tente de survivre malgré les privations et la misère. La promesse d'un héritage annonce des jours meilleurs pour l'homme et son épouse, mais le destin continuera de s'acharner sur eux...

Things are not all well at Rynox House, where the company is on the verge of collapse. At the same time, its senior partner, FX Benedik, keeps receiving threats from the disgruntled Boswell Marsh, who is seen in town buying theatre tickets and revolvers. As the Rynox staff, including the young Tony Benedik, work to keep the business afloat, FX invites Marsh to settle his grievances at his house one fateful night....

After the Local council he works for decides to replace its horse-drawn services with motor vehicles, one of the drivers spends his savings to buy the horse. Together they search the countryside looking for work, and meeting an assorted group of characters on the way.

A Chinese troupe star and the Grand Duke's adjutant fall in love, to tensions from both sides' respective comrades.

'Broke major attends reunion and gives last pound to help corporal.' (British Film Catalogue)

In France the husband of a purity league leader runs a shady nightclub.

L'histoire de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart et de sa femme Constance, dans un contexte d’intrigues de cour et de jalousie professionnelle.