A fast-paced comedy revolving around secrets and mix-ups. Theodor is a husband who helps his expulsed niece with her careers as a singer. His wife mustn't know this so he secretly takes a job as maître d' at a big hotel. This doesn't just lead to him always being tired but to all kinds of other troubles.

Weiß-Ferdl als Hotelier im Ruhestand. Da ihm die gestrenge Gattin nur Taschengeld zuteilt, verpfändet er ihre Perlen, um einer Nichte beim Gesangsstudium zu helfen. Damit er das Schmuckstück wieder einlösen kann, arbeitet er heimlich als Kellner.