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Mrs. Dane's Confession

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Mrs. Dane's Confession
Directed byMichael Curtiz
StarringLucy Doraine
Alfons Fryland
CinematographyGustav Ucicky
Release date
  • 7 October 1921 (1921-10-07)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryAustria
LanguageSilent

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

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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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References

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  1. ^ Pardy, George T. (12 April 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Mrs. Dane's Confession". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 28. Retrieved 7 November 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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