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A small banking family is put to the test: Brigitte, the wife of the banker Sparrenberg, has a secret: she was once the lover of the fraudster Baron Gaffris, who once used her to get close to well-off businessmen. Now Gaffris is trying to use her to trick her husband. After a fight between Brigitte and Gaffris, Brigitte’s daughter Ina seeks out the baron in an attempt to help her mother. Afterwards, the baron’s suddenly found dead on the floor. Brigitte takes all the blame, goes to the cops and admits to having stabbed Gaffris.
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A small banking family is put to the test: Brigitte, the wife of the banker Sparrenberg, has a secret: she was once the lover of the fraudster Baron Gaffris, who once used her to get close to well-off businessmen. Now Gaffris is trying to use her to trick her husband. After a fight between Brigitte and Gaffris, Brigitte’s daughter Ina seeks out the baron in an attempt to help her mother. Afterwards, the baron’s suddenly found dead on the floor. Brigitte takes all the blame, goes to the cops and admits to having stabbed Gaffris.
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Genre:Drama
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Runtime:96 minutes
Studio:Euphono-Film GmbH
Cast
Paul Wegener
Director
Olga Tschechowa
Brigitte Sparrenberg
Iván Petrovich
Baron Gaffris
Sabine Peters
Ina Sparrenberg
Alfred Abel
Bankier Sparrenberg
Ursula Herking
Karla
Albert Florath
Herr Hillberg
Erik Ode
Wölfchen Hillberg
Margit Symo
Tänzerin
Hermann Mayer-Falkow
Auguste Prasch-Grevenberg
Gräfin Velthusen
Berthold Ebbecke
Dr. Hans Reger
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