A Step into the Darkness
A Step into the Darkness

A Step into the Darkness

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1938
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5.5(2 votes)
Crime
Comedy

Overview

A dashing but mysterious man saves a gambler from suicide, crashes the posh party of a prominent industrialist, falls in love with his daughter, and finds himself in a web of intrigue revolving around her blackmailing fiance and a gang of counterfeiters.

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25 members
Acting

Adina Mandlová

Eva Haller

Adina Mandlová
Acting

Rolf Wanka

Ronny

Rolf Wanka
Acting

Václav Trégl

Valentin the Valet

Václav Trégl
Acting

František Smolík

Jan Haller

František Smolík
Acting

Zvonimir Rogoz

Linde

Zvonimir Rogoz
Acting

Alena Frimlová

Magda

Alena Frimlová
Acting

Vítězslav Boček

Fred Baron

Vítězslav Boček
Acting

Theodor Pištěk

Fat Party Guest

Theodor Pištěk
Acting

Růžena Šlemrová

Fat Guest's Wife

Růžena Šlemrová
Acting

František Kreuzmann

Henchman Josef

František Kreuzmann
Acting

František Roland

Unknown Role

František Roland
Acting

Gustav Hilmar

Police Kommissar

Gustav Hilmar
Acting

Antonín Jirsa

Henchman-Printer Adolf

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Petr Lotar

Unknown Role

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Karel Černý

Unknown Role

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Jan W. Speerger

Unknown Role

Jan W. Speerger
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L. H. Struna

Unknown Role

L. H. Struna
Acting

Václav Suldovský

Unknown Role

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Jaroslav Sadílek

Unknown Role

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Jaroslav Bráška

Unknown Role

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Michel Elaguine

Unknown Role

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Robert Vyhlídka

Unknown Role

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Miloš Šubrt

Unknown Role

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Karel Třešňák

Unknown Role

Karel Třešňák
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Jiří Schreinzer

Unknown Role

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