Mrs. Dane's Confession Explained

Mrs. Dane's Confession
Director:Michael Curtiz
Starring:Lucy Doraine
Alfons Fryland
Cinematography:Gustav Ucicky
Runtime:50 minutes
Country:Austria
Language:Silent

Mrs. Dane's Confession (German: '''Frau Dorothys Bekenntnis''') is a 1921 Austrian drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, and starring Lucy Doraine and Alfons Fryland.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[1] Dorothy Robey, engaged to William Farleigh, jilts him in favor of a Count, who marries her, spends her fortune, and murders her father, without being called to account for the crime. She obtains a divorce and weds Farleigh and a baby is born. The Count reappears, attempts to blackmail her, and threatens to take away her child. In desperation she kills him. Arrested, she tells her story in full and is acquitted by the jury. The action develops in Paris.

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Notes and References

  1. Pardy . George T. . Box Office Reviews: Mrs. Dane's Confession . Exhibitors Trade Review . 28 . Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation . 12 April 1924 . New York . 7 November 2022.