This silent film follows a young woman who reluctantly abandons her principles to save her family from financial ruin. Directed by Paul Czinner and filmed during the winter of 1928/29, it was Elisabeth Bergner's final silent picture. The production utilized the EFA studios in Berlin-Staaken and Grunewald, with exterior scenes shot in the picturesque settings of St. Moritz and Vienna.
Critic Rudolf Kurtz praised Czinner's script as a vehicle tailored specifically to showcase Bergner's remarkable talent for expressing subtle psychological states and delicate intellectual nuance. He recognized her as a supreme performer whose face and body became pure expressions of her inner life. However, Kurtz noted that while Bergner's intimate emotional depth was exceptional, a truly effective film required a strong dramatic framework to contain her performance and fully engage audiences in a compelling narrative arc. Despite this constructive critique, he affirmed Bergner's status as an invaluable asset to German cinema.