''Mrs. Dane's Confession'' () is a 1921 Austrian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Michael Curtiz Michael Curtiz (; born Manó Kaminer; from 1905 Mihály Kertész; ; December 24, 1886 April 10, 1962) was a Hungarian-American film director, recognized as one of the most prolific directors in history. He directed classic films from the silen ...

, and starring Lucy Doraine and Alfons Fryland.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, 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 Otto Treßler, also Otto Tressler, (13 April 1871 – 27 April 1965) was a German-Austrian stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1915 and 1962. He was born in Stuttgart, Germany and died in Vienna, Austria. He was a ...

as John Robey * Harry De Loon as Harry Dane * Kurt von Lessen as Jimmy Fox * Count Ludi Salm as Harry Harwood

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* 1921 films 1921 drama films Austrian black-and-white films Austrian silent feature films Films directed by Michael Curtiz Silent Austrian drama films {{1920s-Austria-film-stub

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