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Fräulein Else
Fräulein Else

Fräulein Else

Genres

Drama

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While staying with her aunt at a fashionable spa, Else receives an unexpected telegram from her mother, begging her to save her father from debtor’s jail. The only way out, it seems, is to approach an elderly acquaintance in order to borrow money from him. Through this telegram, Else is forced into the reality of a world entirely at odds with her romantic imagination – with horrific consequences.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

107 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

07 March 1929

Country

Germany

Cast

Elisabeth Bergner

Elisabeth Bergner

Else Thalhof

Albert Bassermann

Albert Bassermann

Dr. Alfred Thalhof

Albert Steinrück

Albert Steinrück

Von Dorsday

Adele Sandrock

Adele Sandrock

Tante Emma

Else Heller

Else Heller

Dr. Thalhofs Frau

Jack Trevor

Jack Trevor

Paul

Paul Morgan

Paul Morgan

Ellen Plessow

Ellen Plessow

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