The read
It runs a compact 1h 17m.
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Werner HochbaumDirector
Cast
- 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
- Albert HeineGefängnisdirektor
- Richard WaldemarJanos, Bootswärter
- Mihail XanthoUntersuchungsrichter
- Robert ValbergArzt