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Life's Shadows

8.019251h 59mMovieDrama

An unscrupulous husband exploits his beautiful wife to advance his own career. When he dies under mysterious circumstances, she is accused of murder. To clear her name, the widow ventures into the Parisian underworld in search of the real killer.

DirectorWilli Wolff
WritersRobert Liebmann·Willi Wolff

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Cast · Directed by Willi Wolff

EREllen Richter
Ellen Richter
Olly Bernard
AGAlfred Gerasch
Alfred Gerasch
Henry, ihr Mann
WJWalter Janssen
Walter Janssen
Felix Granier, Journalist
FRFrida Richard
Frida Richard
Mutter von Granier
PM
Philipp Manning
Minister
HPHarald Paulsen
Harald Paulsen
Boxer Karl
RGRobert Garrison
Robert Garrison
Emil „Eierkopf“
AK
Adolf Klein
Gerichtspräsident
HW
Hugo Werner-Kahle
Staatsanwalt
KPKarl Platen
Karl Platen
Diener bei Bernhard
GJGeorg John
Georg John
Undercover Polizist (uncredited)
HGHeinrich Gotho
Heinrich Gotho
Fragestellender Geschworener (uncredited)

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Life's Shadows — streaming FAQ

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Life's Shadows hasn't started streaming in Australia yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around January 7, 1926. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.