''The Woman in White'' (German: ''Die Frau in Weiß'') is a 1921 Austrian silent

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directed by

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and starring

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, Dora Kaiser and

Eugen Neufeld Eugen Neufeld (6 December 1882 in Göding – 18 October 1950 in Vienna) was an Austrian-Jewish film actor. He was the older brother of actor and director Max Neufeld. Siegbert Salomon Prawer, ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German a ...

.Von Dassanowsky p.25 It is based on the 1860 novel '' The Woman in White'' by

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Plot summary

Cast

* Dora Kaiser *

* Hermann Benke * Ferdinand Onno * Julius Strobl * Eduard Sekler

References

Bibliography

* Robert Von Dassanowsky. ''Austrian Cinema: A History''. McFarland, 2005.

External links

* 1921 films Austrian silent feature films Films directed by Max Neufeld 1921 drama films Films based on British novels Films based on works by Wilkie Collins Films set in England Austrian black-and-white films Silent Austrian drama films {{Austria-film-stub