The Dangerous Age

The Dangerous Age

78 mins | Drama, Romance | Nov. 17, 1927

The gorgeous 40-year-old Elsie Lindtner lives in a beautiful house, and is married to a respectable university professor. And yet, there’s something that nags her. She’s about to reach “the dangerous age”, when beauty begins to fade and boredom kicks in. She falls in love with a younger man and divorces her husband, but ends up hiding away in a country house where she can age in secret.

The Dangerous Age

78 mins | Drama, Romance | Nov. 17, 1927

The Dangerous Age
The gorgeous 40-year-old Elsie Lindtner lives in a beautiful house, and is married to a respectable university professor. And yet, there’s something that nags her. She’s about to reach “the dangerous age”, when beauty begins to fade and boredom kicks in. She falls in love with a younger man and divorces her husband, but ends up hiding away in a country house where she can age in secret.
Producers
Original title Das gefährliche Alter
Directors Eugen Illés
Writers Karin Michaelis, Bobby E. Lüthge

Cast

Asta Nielsen

as Elsie Lindtner

Bernhard Goetzke

as Richard Lindtner

Hans Wassmann

as Wellmann

Trude Hesterberg

as Lilly Wellmann

Walter Rilla

as Jörgen

Maria Paudler

as Magna

Lucie Höflich

as Köchin Tob

Ernst Rückert

as Chauffeur

Adolphe Engers

as Monsieur Pierre

Ressel Orla

as Resi

Hermann Vallentin

as Fischer Jensen

Josefine Dora

as Wirtin

Lilian Weiß

as Nelly