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Damals
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Overview
Vera Meiners' life was sweet but unfortunately for her, it was not to last. Her husband, Jan, left her after she met a former lover in a harmless friendly meeting. Forced to resume her disrupted medical career, she worked in a Swiss clinic but, without the knowledge of the chief surgeon, Vera ordered a risky operation to be performed and was thereafter fired. Penniless, she then works in Spanish nightclubs in order to provide for herself and her child. After many years, she runs into her friend Frank again in one of these nightclubs...
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
94 min
Release Date
1943-03-03
Status
Released
Original Language
German
Vote Count
5
Vote Average
6.6
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Zarah Leander
Vera Meiners aka Gloria O'Connor
Hans Stüwe
Jan Meiners, Rechtsanwalt
Rossano Brazzi
Pablo, Radrennfahrer und Clown
Hilde Körber
Frau Gaspard, Mutter des operierten Kindes
Hans Brausewetter
Corbeau, Friseur
Herbert Hübner
Professor Rigaud, Klinikleiter
Agnes Windeck
Gast beim Abendempfang
Walter Gross
Kellner in der Hotelbar
Karl Martell
Frank Douglas, Versicherungsagent
Jutta von Alpen
Brigitte Meiners (as Jutta v. Alpen)
Elisabeth Markus
Dr. Gloria O'Connor
Hermann Bräuer
Batejo, Manager
Otto Graf
Dr. Lugeon, Chirurg
Karl Haubenreißer
Mendoza
Emil Heß
Alvarez, Veras Verteidiger
Victor Janson
Kabarettdirektor
Giacomo Moschini
Fernandez, Marktbudenbesitzer
Alfred Schieske
Bassist
Erich Ziegel
Sanitätsrat Petersen
Curt Ackermann
Etagenkellner im Hotel (uncredited)
Olaf Bach
Hoteldiener Pedro Bicerkvez (uncredited)
Hellmuth Bergmann
Gefängniswärter (uncredited)
Peter Busse
Polizeikommissar (uncredited)
Vera Complojer
Frau Januschko (uncredited)
Karl Etlinger
Journalist am Tatort (uncredited)
Hanne Fey
Dienstmädchen bei Meiners (uncredited)
Hugo Flink
Diener bei Professor Rigaud (uncredited)
Lothar Geist
Zeitungsverkäufer (uncredited)
Fred Goebel
Journalist (uncredited)
Knut Hartwig
Herr Januschko (uncredited)
Ernst Karchow
Vorsitzender der Einwanderungsbehörde (uncredited)
Paul Klinger
Voice of Pablo (voice) (uncredited)
Karin Luesebrink
Junge Krankenschwester (uncredited)
Kurt Mikulski
Journalist (uncredited)
Leo Peukert
Rasierter Kunde beim Friseur (uncredited)
Hermann Pfeiffer
Nachtportier im Hotel 'Delfino' (uncredited)
Gustav Püttjer
Mann auf der Bahnstation nach dem Zugunglück (uncredited)
Erik Radolf
Staatsanwalt (uncredited)
Ernst Rotmund
Leiter der Kapelle in der Hotelbar (uncredited)
Just Scheu
Polizeifotograf Vigo (uncredited)
Lilli Schoenborn
Emigrantenfrau in der Quarantäne (uncredited)
Hans Joachim Schölermann
Bahnstationsbeamter nach dem Zugunglück (uncredited)
Margarete Schön
Gast beim Abendempfang (uncredited)
Walter Steinweg
Journalist (uncredited)
Theodor Thony
Protokollführer des Staatsanwalts (uncredited)
Eva Tinschmann
Arzthelferin Fräulein Gonzales (uncredited)
Margarethe von Ledebur
Oberschwester (uncredited)
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