A wealthy count poses as a hairdresser to romance a financially strapped countess.

Rudolph Fallière, a wealthy and handsome count visiting Monte Carlo, sees the impoverished Countess Vera lose heavily at roulette, tries to meet her, but somehow always is prevented from doing so. By accident he meets her hairdresser, Paul, and the next day passes himself off as the new hairdresser, hoping to reveal his love for her. Learning she is to discharge him for lack of funds, Rudolph induces her to let him play her last 1,000 f note at the casino; although he does not play, he returns with 100,000 f and, overjoyed, she kisses him; but the next day she reverts to her usual deferential attitude. Rudolph kisses her fiercely and departs, refusing her offers to return. She finally accepts the proposal of Prince Liebenheim out of financial distress; but Rudolph arranges for her to attend a performance of Monsieur Beaucaire in which a prince poses as a hairdresser to win his lady, and realizing the similarity with her own relationship to Rudolph, the countess leaves Liebenheim for her true love.