Sonja, a little ballerina at the Grand Theater, is secretly in love with the handsome tenor Luis Mariano. One night, she hurts her feet while dancing and under the influence of a sedative falls asleep and starts dreaming. She is Sonja Ilyanova now, a young gypsy dancer who dreams of performing before Alexei, the son of the Czar.
Cast
Luis Mariano
Luis Mariano / Aljoscha
Sonja Ziemann
Sonja / Sonja Ilyanova
Iván Petrovich
Großherzog Feodor
Hans Richter
Boris
Paul Henckels
Pawlitsch
Ernst Waldow
Pjotroff
Irina Garden
Prinzessin Olga von Meinigen-Deinigen
Hanne-Lore Morell
Katja / Katja
Maria Sebaldt
Mascha
Axel Monjé
Unknown
Gerd Frickhöffer
Wassili
Edelweiß Malchin
Unknown
