Having inherited a prosperous soap factory, Severin Matthias (Gustav Froelich) finds that the board of directors refuses to listen to his suggestions. Disgustedly, Matthias drops from sight, travelling incognito across Europe. During his odyssey, he strikes up a friendship with out-of-work soap salesman Fritz (Ernest Wadlow). Seized with an inspiration, Matthias exchanges identities with Fritz, enabling our hero to get the lowdown on the crooked lower-level machinations of his board of directors, thereby supplying him with enough ammunition to fire the lot of them. Matthias also finds true love in the form of co-worker Friedel Reimer (Hansi Knoteck). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide