Plot Summary
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.
Movie Details
- Original Title
- Schatten der Vergangenheit
- Status
- released
- Original Language
- de
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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
Gretl Bernd
Anita Roller, Schauspielerin
Albert Heine
Gefängnisdirektor
Richard Waldemar
Janos, Bootswärter
Mihail Xantho
Untersuchungsrichter
Robert Valberg
Arzt
Mizi Griebl
Garderobenfrau
Oskar Pouché
Ernst Pröckl
Else Pircher
