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Shadows of the Past (1936)

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.

Release: 1936-07-16
Runtime: 77 min
Rating: 5 / 10
Cast
Luise Ullrich
Luise Ullrich
Betty Gall, Revuestar + Helene Gall, Kaffeehausgeigerin
Gustav Diessl
Gustav Diessl
Dr. Hans Hellwig, Staatsanwalt
Lucie Höflich
Lucie Höflich
Anna, Wirtschafterin bei Betty Gall
Oskar Sima
Oskar Sima
Semmelweich, Verbrecher
Anton Pointner
Anton Pointner
Brillanten-Emil, Verbrecher
Tibor von Halmay
Tibor von Halmay
Baron Hayduk
Rudolf Carl
Rudolf Carl
Waraschitz, Inspizient
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Gretl Bernd
Anita Roller, Schauspielerin
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Albert Heine
Gefängnisdirektor
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Richard Waldemar
Janos, Bootswärter
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Mihail Xantho
Untersuchungsrichter
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Robert Valberg
Arzt
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Mizi Griebl
Garderobenfrau
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Oskar Pouché
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Ernst Pröckl
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Else Pircher
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Hella Kolniak