Verlogene Moral
1921 · Movie · 64 min. · Germany
John, a young man raised by his aunt, is in love with Anna, a servant girl who is going to have his baby. He is willing to marry her but his stern aunt wants him to marry a rich girl. To separate the lovers, she arranges for her nephew to be enrolled at a university in a distant town. She then has Anna sent away to live with Torgus the coffinmaker and his mother where she will be secluded until the birth of the child. Torgus, a golemesque sort of fellow, is immediately charmed by the beautiful girl and takes pity on her. Meanwhile, Anna anxiously awaits John's return...
Direction Hanns Kobe
Cast Gerd Fricke · Ferdinand Gregori · Eugen Klöpfer · Marija Leiko · Kaethe Richter · Adele Sandrock · Hermine Straßmann-Witt
Screenplay Carl Mayer
Cinematography Karl Freund
Original title Verlogene Moral
Also known as Torgus
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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