Count Rudolf Lerchenau is a handsome young man, but his family fortune is all gone, and he works as a chauffeur, with only his faithful valet Franz to remind him of his family position. Nonetheless he manages to visit an expensive hotel restaurant and by chance meets a beautiful woman, Alice. They spend the evening together but she disappears suddenly, leaving him alone. Rudolf needs a new job and the prospective employer Frühwirt wants references, so Franz and Rudolf write them themselves. When Rudolf goes for the job interview, the new boss telephones to verify the references and Franz answers the phone and confirms everything. Rudolf gets the job, but Frühwirt phones to invite the "Count" to join him on a trip to his country house. Again Franz takes the call and recklessly agrees to go along as the Count. Rudolf drives, of course, and who else should join them on the trip but Alice, who is the niece of Frühwirt