Shadows of the Past

Overview

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.

Directed by Werner Hochbaum

Top 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

G

Gretl Bernd

Anita Roller, Schauspielerin

A

Albert Heine

Gefängnisdirektor

R

Richard Waldemar

Janos, Bootswärter

M

Mihail Xantho

Untersuchungsrichter

R

Robert Valberg

Arzt

M

Mizi Griebl

Garderobenfrau

O

Oskar Pouché

E

Ernst Pröckl

E

Else Pircher

H

Hella Kolniak

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