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directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Henny Porten,

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. A man-hating young woman tries to break up her friend's new marriage, but while in the

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she meets her own ideal man.Jung & Schatzberg p. 37 It was shot at the

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Cast

* Henny Porten as Adelina von Gentz *

as Rudolf Walters *

as Rudi Walters * Wally Koch as Helga Walters * Rudolf Biebrach

References

Bibliography

* Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. ''Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene''. Berghahn Books, 1999.

External links

* 1919 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films German comedy films Films directed by Rudolf Biebrach German black-and-white films UFA GmbH films Films shot at Tempelhof Studios Silent comedy films 1910s German films {{1910s-Germany-film-stub