What Women Dream (1933)
Overview
In this pre-WWII German mystery-comedy, a lovely kleptomaniac with a taste for fine jewelry is unable to resist temptation. Strangely, every time she steals something, a mysterious man pays for it. A clumsy detective begins investigating and finds a crucial clue: a strongly scented woman's glove. The perfume is an expensive scent and the detective's pal realizes that it belongs to a popular nightclub singer. The friend quickly becomes enamored of the girl, but then so does her mystery man, a notorious international criminal. Eventually he gets arrested, leaving the detective's pal to move in on the singer.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | de |
| Popularity | 0.358 |
Directed By
Géza von Bolváry
Crew
Géza von Bolváry
Franz Schulz
Billy Wilder
Julius Haimann
Robert Stolz
Willy Goldberger
Käthe Kopitzke
TOP CAST
Nora Gregor
Rina Korff
Gustav Fröhlich
Walter König
Otto Wallburg
Kleinsilber
Peter Lorre
Otto Fuessli
Kurt Horwitz
Levassor alias John Constantinescu
Erik Ode
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