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Shadows of the Past

Shadows of the Past

Werner Hochbaum

1936

  • Drama
6.3

After serving a prison sentence for no fault of her own, café violinist Helene seeks out her twin sister Betty, a famous revue star in Vienna engaged to a public prosecutor. During a sailing trip, Betty accidentally drowns. Helene, at first involuntarily, then consciously, assumes her sister’s identity. Blackmail by two criminals soon follows.

Cast & crew

  • Werner HochbaumDirector
  • Luise UllrichBetty Gall, Revuestar + Helene Gall, Kaffeehausgeigerin
  • Gustav DiesslDr. Hans Hellwig, Staatsanwalt
  • Lucie HöflichAnna, Wirtschafterin bei Betty Gall
  • Oskar SimaSemmelweich, Verbrecher
  • Anton PointnerBrillanten-Emil, Verbrecher
  • Tibor von HalmayBaron Hayduk
  • Rudolf CarlWaraschitz, Inspizient
  • Gretl BerndAnita Roller, Schauspielerin

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