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Die seltsame Vergangenheit der Thea Carter
Also known as The Unusual Past of Thea Carter in the USA : [The Woman in the Glass House], [The Woman Who Hates Jewels]
(1929) Germany
B&W : [?] Seven? reels / 2188 metres
Directed by Joseph Levigard and Ernst Laemmle

Cast: Olaf Fönss (Olaf Fønss) [Direktor Carter], June Marlowe [Thea Carter], Inga Landgut [Inga Carter], Olga Engl [Oma Carter], Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur [Van Ruyten], Hermann Vallentin [Polizeirat Kroll], Camilla von Hollay [die zofe (the maid)], Charles Charlia [Charlie Mason]

Deutsche Universal-Film production; distributed by Deutsche Universal-Film. / Produced by Paul Kohner. From a play by George M. Cohan and Max Marcin. Art direction by Franz Schroedter. Location manager, Adolf Essek. Cinematography by Charles J. Stumar. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Albert Steinrück died during the film’s production and was replaced by Vallentin. / Silent film.

Drama.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung.

Listing updated: 10 April 2020.

References: Website-IMDb.