It was shot at the Babelsberg and Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and on location in East Prussia.

In a fictional Scandinavian country, a high-ranking military officer decides to overthrow Parliament.

Salvation in the party turmoil is the military dictatorship under the resolute governor General Werkonen.

The suspicion of murder falls on the young guards officer, Lieutenant Robert Runeberg, the son of the former landowner, who probably had a motive because of the alleged forgery of his father's bills.

While everyone involved is still struggling with questions of conscience, the guards officer is about to grab his pistol and the governor is about to resign, the real murderer turns up in good time.