Between Night and Dawn

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Between Night and Dawn

1931

1h 19m

9.0(1 votes)

Drama

Overview

An aging prostitute develops a motherly affection for a kind young man, but her pimp does not approve.

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9 members

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Aud Egede-Nissen

Emma

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Oskar Homolka

Anton

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Rolf von Goth

Paul Manthey

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Dorit Ina

Clarissa

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Eduard von Winterstein

Father

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Ernst Behmer

Fur Trader

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Rudolf Biebrach

Innkeeper

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Olga Limburg

Mother

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Eugen Rex

Wurstmaxe

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