Eva has just gotten married to an older gentleman, but discovers that he is obsessed with order in his life and doesn't have much room for passion. She becomes despondent and leaves him, ...
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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Hedy Lamarr | ... | Eva Hermann (as Hedy Kiesler) | |
| Aribert Mog | ... | Adam | |
| Zvonimir Rogoz | ... | Emile | |
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Leopold Kramer | ... | Eva's Father |
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Emil Jerman | ... | Eva's husband (voice) |
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Jirina Steimarová | ... | Typist |
| Bedrich Vrbský | ... | Eva's father (voice) | |
| Jirina Stepnicková | ... | Eva (voice) | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Antonín Kubový | ... | Ein Landstreicher |
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Karel Macha-Kuca | ... | Der Rechtsanwalt |
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Pierre Nay | ... | Le jeune homme |
| André Nox | ... | Le père | |
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Eduard Slégl | ... | Ein Landstreicher |
| Jan Sviták | ... | Der Tänzer auf der Barandov-Terrasse | |
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Eva has just gotten married to an older gentleman, but discovers that he is obsessed with order in his life and doesn't have much room for passion. She becomes despondent and leaves him, returning to her father's house. One day while bathing in the lake she meets a young man and they fall in love. The husband has become grief stricken at the loss of his young bride, and fate brings him together with the young lover that has taken Eva from him. Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
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GermanRelease Date:
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1.19 : 1
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