Due to a van breakdown, Ludwig Horne’s wandering circus “Comet” is forced to linger for several days in a small town. During the forced downtime, the daughter of the circus owner Marina manages to fall in love with the farmer Hans Bucher, who spoke in defense of artists accused by local residents of theft. The girl decides to leave the circus, thereby destroying her father's dream of a successor. Having survived the collapse of his hopes, elderly tightrope walker Ludwig falls from a projectile during
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