Shadows of the Past

6.3 (3 votes)• 1936• 77m•Released

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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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Languages: German

Director: Werner Hochbaum

Starring Cast: Luise Ullrich, Gustav Diessl, Lucie Höflich, Oskar Sima, Anton Pointner, Tibor von Halmay

Cast

Luise Ullrich

Betty Gall, Revuestar + Helene Gall, Kaffeehausgeigerin

Gustav Diessl

Dr. Hans Hellwig, Staatsanwalt

Lucie Höflich

Anna, Wirtschafterin bei Betty Gall

Oskar Sima

Semmelweich, Verbrecher

Anton Pointner

Brillanten-Emil, Verbrecher

Tibor von Halmay

Baron Hayduk

Rudolf Carl

Waraschitz, Inspizient

Gretl Bernd

Anita Roller, Schauspielerin

Albert Heine

Gefängnisdirektor

Richard Waldemar

Janos, Bootswärter

Mihail Xantho

Untersuchungsrichter

Robert Valberg

Arzt

Mizi Griebl

Garderobenfrau

Oskar Pouché

Ernst Pröckl

Else Pircher

Hella Kolniak

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