Count János Buttler rushes home to his parents and his beloved for the school holidays. On the way, they stop at Baron Dőry's house, where János is deviously trapped. In the presence of false witnesses, he is forcibly married to Baron Dőry's pregnant daughter. The swearing priest is the father of the unborn child. Although Buttler, his family and friends do their utmost to have the marriage annulled, the Church and the court, fearing for his authority, will not allow it. John Buttler and his lover therefore choose another way to divorce.

Gyula Benkőas Count János Párdányi Buttler
Éva Örkényias Piroska, daughter of Horváth
Miklós Gáboras Zsiga Bernáth
Lajos Rajczyas Baron István Dõry
Hédi Temessyas Mary, daughter of Dõry
Sándor Tompaas Miklós Horváth
Éva Ruttkaias Katica
Artúr Somlayas Archbishop Fischer
Sándor Pécsias Ignác Medve, doctor
Szabó Sándoras Sucsinka is a parish priest