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Shadows of the Past (1936)

Shadows of the Past (1936)

Drama
Release Date: 1936, July 16
Directors: Werner Hochbaum
Countries: Austria
Cast: Rudolf Carl, Oskar Sima, Luise Ullrich, Lucie Höflich, Anton Pointner, Gustav Diessl, Mizi Griebl, Tibor von Halmay, Richard Waldemar, Robert Valberg, Mihail Xantho, Gretl Bernd

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.