A mother is obsessed with pleasure and hates her child. Her cousin arrives and cares for the child. The mother is ailing but wants to attend a ball; however, she collapses and falls gravely ill. The Angel of Death appears at her bedside and grants her a final wish. She would give anything to be the queen of the ball once more.
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Cast
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Aud Egede-Nissen
Jutta
Known for
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
Phantom
Kurt Brenkendorf
Der Todesengel
Also in
Die Jagd nach dem Tode - 2. Teil: Die verbotene Stadt
Der Pokal der Fürstin
Frida Richard
Mutter Markolf
Known for
Faust
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
Ernst Wendt
Heinz Markolf
Also in
Mania
Das Maskenfest des Lebens
Georg Alexander Director
First release April 1, 1918 · Produced in Germany
Production
Egede-Nissen-Film
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Germany
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Original language
German
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Germany · April 1, 1918
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No release date listed for United States.
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