''Shadows in the Night'' (german: Schatten in der Nacht) is a 1950 West German

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directed by

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and starring

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, Willy Fritsch and

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.Bock & Bergfelder p. 134 It was made at the Wandsbek Studios by the

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-based Real Film. The film's sets were designed by the art director Herbert Kirchhoff.

Synopsis

A happily married woman is blackmailed by a former lover.

Cast

as Elga * Willy Fritsch as Ernst Magnus *

as Richard Struwe *

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as Mumme *

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as Edgar Elsberg * Arnim Dahl as Freitag * Carl-Heinz Schroth as Minjes *

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as Heidi *

Ursula Herking Ursula Herking (28 January 1912 – 17 November 1974) was a German film actress. She appeared in more than 130 films between 1933 and 1972. She was born in Dessau, Germany and died in Munich, West Germany. Selected filmography * ''Susanne ...

as Julia * Thessy Kuhls as Margit * Inge Meysel as Lisa * Albert Florath as Kommissar *

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* Änne Bruck * Karl-Heinz Peters as Wirt * Carl Voscherau

References

Bibliography

* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

* 1950 films West German films German drama films 1950 drama films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Eugen York Films shot at Wandsbek Studios Real Film films German black-and-white films 1950s German films {{1950s-Germany-film-stub