The Unknown

The Unknown

85 mins | Drama | Nov. 12, 1936

The body of an unknown beautiful woman is fished out of the river and leaves the policemen wondering what drove the girl to such a grisly fate. The film then flashes back to months before, showing the torrid love affair between a young cabaret singer and a rich playboy that ultimately results in tragedy for the girl.

The Unknown

85 mins | Drama | Nov. 12, 1936

The Unknown
The body of an unknown beautiful woman is fished out of the river and leaves the policemen wondering what drove the girl to such a grisly fate. The film then flashes back to months before, showing the torrid love affair between a young cabaret singer and a rich playboy that ultimately results in tragedy for the girl.
Producers Terra-Filmkunst, Paul-Filmproduktion KG Berlin
Original title Die Unbekannte
Directors Frank Wisbar
Writers Reinhold Conrad Muschler, Frank Wisbar

Cast

Sybille Schmitz

as Madeleine

Jean Galland

as Thomas Bentick

Ilse Abel

as Evelyn - seine Braut

Edwin Jürgensen

as Ministerialrat van Altendorf

F. W. Schröder-Schrom

as Gieseking - Großindustrieller

Aribert Mog

as Gerhard - sein Sohn

Lotte Spira

as Hausdame bei Bentick

Karl Platen

as Diener bei Platen

Karl Stepanek

as Manager at Regina's

Karin Luesebrink

as Tanzmädchen

Herbert Spalke

as Radio Mann

Charlie Kracker

as Ein Dieb

Günther Polensen

as Polizeioffizier

Hellmuth Passarge

as Wachthabender

Curd Jürgens

as Hans Wellenkamp

Lucy Millowitsch

as Stimmungssängerin

Horst Breitkopf

as Ein Herr in besten Jahren

Alfred Kiwitt

as Ein Gast