Shadows of the Past (1936)
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.
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
