Circus performer Tonio Tonelli discovers his wife Maja having an affair with his colleague Tino. Tonio goes away, and slowly rebuilds his career before meeting tightrope walker Nelly. The two become a popular sensation, which leads his estranged wife to try and force him back into a partnership with her through blackmail. When she is found dead, Tonio is the obvious suspect for her murder.
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Ferdinand Marian
Tonio Tonelli aka Joro, Artist
Winnie Markus
Nelly, 'Königin der Luft' Joros Partnerin
Mady Rahl
Maja, Drahtseilartistin, Frau von Tonio
Albert Hehn
Tino, Drahtseilartist
Nicolas Koline
Janko, Musik-Clown
Josef Sieber
Tom, 'Cowboy' beim Wanderzirkus 'Cortrelli'
Leo Peukert
Zirkusdirektor Cortelli
Ernst Karchow
Der Staatsanwalt
Wastl Witt
Agent Bauer
Albert Lippert
Kommissar
Lutz Götz
Der Theaterdirektor
José Held
Romero, Artist, Freund Tonellis
Anni Trautner
Die Wirtin
Eva Wagner
Marietta, Tonellis Töchterchen
Helga Warnecke
Adala, die Artistin mit der Hundenummer
