The Lady with the Black Gloves
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''The Lady with the Black Gloves'' (german: Die Dame mit dem schwarzen Handschuh) is a 1919 Austrian film directed by
Michael Curtiz Michael Curtiz ( ; born Manó Kaminer; since 1905 Mihály Kertész; hu, Kertész Mihály; December 24, 1886 April 10, 1962) was a Hungarian-American film director, recognized as one of the most prolific directors in history. He directed cla ...
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Plot

The beautiful Helene, who hides a branding scar on her hand beneath a black glove she constantly wears, grew up among criminals. Her friend André equips her with everything she will need for their future misdeeds. Her first task is to marry the Duke of Komarow in order to quickly gain access to his fortune. When the high-ranking gentleman suddenly dies one day, Helene becomes an immediate suspect. She is arrested and convicted as a murderer. André helps her escape from prison. However, he does not do this out of pure kindness; rather, he has already plans for Helene and their next scheme. Helene is to marry the envoy Gonter de Rieux (other sources refer to him as Viscount de Gontrau), but this time André is not interested in money. André, who has positioned himself as Helene's personal servant, is after important secret files belonging to the Count. André subsequently absconds with the documents, leaving Helene behind. However, Helene's feelings for the Viscount are genuine, so the remorseful sinner tries to recover the files for her husband. In doing so, she meets her demise.


Cast

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Lucy Doraine Lucy Doraine (born Ilona Kovács; 22 May 1898 – 14 October 1989) was a Hungarian film actress of the silent era. Born as Ilona Kovács in Budapest, she appeared in more than 20 films between 1918 and 1931. She was married to film director ...
as Helene *
Harry Walden Harold Bertram Walden (22 December 1940 – 23 September 2018) was an English professional footballer. Career Walden started out with Kettering Town, before signing for Luton Town in 1961. After playing 106 times for Luton in all competitions ...
as Gonter de Rieux *
Iván Petrovich Iván Petrovich ( sr, Иван Петровић, Ivan Petrović; 1 January 1894 – 18 October 1962) was a Serbian film actor and singer. He was the first actor from Yugoslavia to have a successful international movie career. Petrovich mainly w ...
* Kurt Lessen


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* 1919 films Austrian black-and-white films Films directed by Michael Curtiz Austrian silent feature films Austrian horror films Silent horror films {{1910s-horror-film-stub