Journey into the Past
Synopsis
With her daughter Anita, a young singer, the widow Marianne von der Halden undertakes a journey into the past. She wants to see her former admirers again. One of them is the chamber singer Paul Schneider, who only remembers his childhood sweetheart with irony. They meet the former student Werner Birkner at his wedding, where Anita meets the teacher Michael Brantner. But the encounters make no impression on Marianne. Until she meets her former great love again at a concert given by her daughter, the general director Elmers. The concert is a resounding success and Marianne reconnects with Elmers, who is still unaware that Anita is his daughter.
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Top cast
Olga Tschechowa
Marianne von der Halden
Ferdinand Marian
Carlo Ernst
Margot Hielscher
Anita von der Halden
Hilde Hildebrand
Lily, Carlos Frau
Will Dohm
Kammersänger Paul Schneider
Theodor Loos
Generalmusikdirektor Prof. Dr. Fritz Elmers
Hans Leibelt
Dr.Werner Birkner
Rudolf Prack
Michael Brantner
Fritz Odemar
Professor Hans Kemmerer, Pianist
Joseph Offenbach
Der Garderobier bei Paul Schneider