Mrs. Dane's Confession
1921 film
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Mrs. Dane's Confession (German: Frau Dorothys Bekenntnis) is a 1921 Austrian drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, and starring Lucy Doraine and Alfons Fryland.[1]
Directed byMichael Curtiz
Produced byAlexander Kolowrat
StarringLucy Doraine
Alfons Fryland
Alfons Fryland
CinematographyGustav Ucicky
| Mrs. Dane's Confession | |
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| Directed by | Michael Curtiz |
| Produced by | Alexander Kolowrat |
| Starring | Lucy Doraine Alfons Fryland |
| Cinematography | Gustav Ucicky |
| Distributed by | Sascha-Film |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | Austria |
| Language | Silent |
Plot
As described in a film magazine review,[2] Dorothy Robey, engaged to William Farleigh, jilts him in favor of a Count, who marries her, spends her fortune, and murders her father, without being called to account for the crime. She obtains a divorce and weds Farleigh and a baby is born. The Count reappears, attempts to blackmail her, and threatens to take away her child. In desperation she kills him. Arrested, she tells her story in full and is acquitted by the jury. The action develops in Paris.
Cast
- Lucy Doraine as Dorothy Robey
- Alfons Fryland as William Farleigh
- Otto Treßler as John Robey
- Harry De Loon as Harry Dane
- Kurt von Lessen as Jimmy Fox
- Count Ludi Salm as Harry Harwood
