In the earliest surviving film by Murnau, a famed doctor strays from his wife and is seduced by a dancing girl. The dancer and her new conquest move to live in a village where their love is tested by the appearance of a mysterious blind painter (Veidt in a Caligari-esque reprise). Working from Carl Mayer's poetic adaptation of the original Danish script The Conqueror, Murnau explores the spirituality of his main characters. Temptation, desire and isolation among lovers continued to be favorite subjects for Murnau, culminating in his 1927 masterpiece, Sunrise.