Dangers of the Engagement Period

Dangers of the Engagement Period

Dangers of the Engagement Period

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Dangers of the Engagement Period

1930

1h 15m

6.1(7 votes)

Drama

Overview

During a railway journey, Baron van Geldern meets Evelyne, an attractive young woman travelling in the same carriage. After the train is derailed, they spend a night together at a hotel, and the womanizer falls in love with her. Complications ensue when he discovers that she is engaged to his American friend.

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Marlene Dietrich

Evelyne

Marlene Dietrich

Acting

Willi Forst

Baron van Geldern

Willi Forst

Acting

Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur

McClure

Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur

Acting

Lotte Lorring

Yvette

Lotte Lorring

Acting

Elza Temary

Florence Miller

Elza Temary

Acting

Bruno Ziener

Mr. Miller

Bruno Ziener

Acting

Albert Hörrmann

Unknown Role

Albert Hörrmann

Acting

Otto Kronburger

Unknown Role

Otto Kronburger

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Oskar Sima

Unknown Role

Oskar Sima

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Hans Wallner

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