When Irmgard becomes pregnant from Georg, a free-love disciple, she decides, for the sake of her child, to pretend they are married. The secret plan is to wed his twin brother, John, who will pretend to be Georg in front of the priest. Soon after that happens, Georg disappears and is declared dead. Years later, Irmgard is trying to escape John, who is obsessed with her. In the mountains, she finds a stranger willing to protect her.
Directed by Fritz Lang
silent film
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.2 / 5
Cast
Mia May
Irmgard Vanderheit
Hans Marr
Georg Vanderheit / John Vanderheit
Rudolf Klein-Rogge
Georgs Vetter Wil Brand
Harry Frank
Loni Nest
Irmgards Tochter
Crew
Fritz Lang
Director
Thea von Harbou
Writer
Fritz Lang
Writer
Joe May
Producer
Popular Reviews
3 reviews
Erik Olsson
6.0★ · 04/08/25
An early Lang that's rather equally a run-of-the-mill and a strangely bizarre melodrama. It's pretty fine, but some of the shot compositions are noticably quite strong and visually interesting for this point in Lang's career.
An early Lang that's rather equally a run-of-the-mill and a strangely bizarre melodrama. It's pretty fine, but some of the shot compositions are noticably quite strong and visually interesting for this point in Lang's career.
