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Directed by | Georg Jacoby |
Written by | Walter Wassermann |
Based on | Die Frau im schwarzen Schleier by Hedda Lindner |
Starring | Olga Chekhova Paul Otto Hansi Niese |
Cinematography | Friedl Behn-Grund |
Music by | Friedrich Wilhelm Rust |
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Country | Germany |
Language | German |
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The head of the company is found shot dead, not long after attempting to seduce Gisela Ostercamp the wife of his business partner. The police investigate and conclude that she is guilty of the murder. She is placed on trial but the murdered man's brother, a lawyer, takes up her case.
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