Drama · Austria · 1936 · 1h 17m

Shadows of the Past

Schatten der Vergangenheit

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Director
Werner Hochbaum
Cast
Luise Ullrich as Betty Gall, Revuestar + Helene Gall, Kaffeehausgeigerin Gustav Diessl as Dr. Hans Hellwig, Staatsanwalt Lucie Höflich as Anna, Wirtschafterin bei Betty Gall Oskar Sima as Semmelweich, Verbrecher Anton Pointner as Brillanten-Emil, Verbrecher Tibor von Halmay as Baron Hayduk
Synopsis

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.

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