Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen (1927)

7.0/10 100 min Drama

Overview

Balzac adaptation: Escaped convict moves into a brothel where he becomes father to a boy. But his advantageous position is eventually threatened by one of the whores who has fallen in love with the convict's grown up son.

Cast

Paul Wegener

Vautrin

Andrée Lafayette

Werner Fuetterer

Nien Sön Ling

Kurt Gerron

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