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Er Oder Ich (He or I) is the choice given to heroine Valery Boothby. The flirtatious lass must decide with whom she'll travel life's road: Harry Piel, or Piel's rival Hans Junkermann. Not wishing to make up her mind too quickly, she dallies with both men, only to very nearly lose the affections of both. Most of this takes place in the Italian port city of Genoa, with the exception of the wild bicycle-race finale. Fairbanksian leading man Harry Piel also directed Er Oder Ich, though he generously bestowed the best close-ups and camera angles upon heroine Boothby.