The Trial of Donald Westhof | |
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Directed by | Fritz Wendhausen |
Written by | Fritz Wendhausen |
Starring | Oskar Homolka Karin Evans Imre Ráday Paul Henckels |
Cinematography | Curt Courant Günther Rittau |
Music by | Artur Guttmann |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Parufamet |
Release date | 29 September 1927 |
Country | Germany |
Languages | Silent German intertitles |
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