A wife, bored by her overweight slob of a husband, gives in to the temptation of a slickly seductive poet.
The demonic Rasputin is poisoned but survives to continue seducing in evil ways, in this historical thriller.
Austrian church bell ringer Freyman loves music and wants his two sons (both played by Ameche) to love it too. The first goes to America and the second is born deaf-mute but gains hearing during WWI bombing.
