
Shadows of the Past
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.
Release Date: 1936-07-16
Drama
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Casts

Luise Ullrich
as Betty Gall, Revuestar + Helene, Kaffeehausgeigerin

Gustav Diessl
as Dr. Hans Hellwig, Staatsanwalt

Lucie Höflich
as Anna, Wirtschafterin bei Betty Gall

Oskar Sima
as Semmelweich, Verbrecher

Anton Pointner
as Brillanten-Emil, Verbrecher

Tibor von Halmay
as Baron Hayduk

Rudolf Carl
as Waraschitz, Inspizient