Shadows of the Past
Schatten der Vergangenheit
Release: 1936-07-16
·★ 5.0
Drama
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, the two sisters drown. Helene, at first involuntarily, then consciously, slips into the skin of her opposite counterpart. After a blackmail story, a happy ending ensues.
Production Countries
Austria
Cast
Luise Ullrich
as Betty Gall, Revuestar + Helene, Kaffeehausgeigerin
Oskar Sima
as Semmelweich, Verbrecher
Tibor von Halmay
as Baron Hayduk
Lucie Höflich
as Anna, Wirtschafterin bei Betty Gall
Anton Pointner
as Brillanten-Emil, Verbrecher
Rudolf Carl
as Waraschitz, Inspizient
Gustav Diessl
as Dr. Hans Hellwig, Staatsanwalt
