Jenny, a cleaner, is seduced by a local playboy, Edouard. Jenny's parents reject her after she spends the night with him. She finds a job as a vaudeville dancer, but ultimately winds up in the gutter.
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Cast
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Asta Nielsen
Jenny Schmidt
Known for
Joyless Street
Leo Peukert
Eduard Reinhold
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Emil Albes
Werkmeister Schmidt
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Hans Staufen
Kellner Fritz Hellmann
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Paula Helmert
Frau Schmidt
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Ferdinand Richter
Kommis
Berhold Weiss
Kellner
No other roles listed
Max Obal
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Bruno Lopinski
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Helene Voß
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Urban Gad Director · Guido Seeber Cinematographer
First release March 2, 1912 · Produced in Germany · Original title Die arme Jenny
Production
Germany
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Languages
Original title
Die arme Jenny
Original language
German
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No dialogue
Release dates
Germany · March 2, 1912
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