Edmund Goulding

A group of very different individuals staying at a luxurious hotel in Berlin deal with each of their respective dramas.

The rise and fall of Stanton Carlisle, a mentalist whose lies and deceit prove to be his downfall.

A young socialite is diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, and must decide whether or not she'll meet her final days with dignity.

A pair of sisters from the vaudeville circuit try to make it big time on Broadway, but matters of the heart complicate the attempt.

An adventuresome young man goes off to find himself and loses his socialite fiancée in the process. But when he returns ten years later, she will stop at nothing to get him back, even though she is already married.

British flying aces in World War I contend with the harsh realities of war.

In separate stories, five couples learn that they are not legally married.

The daughter (Joan Fontaine) of a musical mentor (Montagu Love) is hopelessly in love with her cousin's husband (Charles Boyer), a handsome composer.