MOVIE

Shadows of the Past

Name: Shadows of the Past
Director: Werner Hochbaum
Genre: Drama
Released: 1936-07-16
Cast: Luise Ullrich, Gustav Diessl, Lucie Höflich, Oskar Sima, Anton Pointner

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.

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 … + more