Stolen Life

Paul Czinner
1939-01-18


6.8
90 min

Adapted from the best-selling novel by K. J. Benes, A Stolen Life serves as a tour de force for German actress Elizabeth Bergner, whose husband Paul Czinner directed the film. Bergner stars as identical twins Sylvina and Martina, whose mild sibling rivalry intensifies when one of the girls tricks the other's sweetheart Alan McKenzie (Michael Redgrave) into proposing to the wrong twin.

Cast

Name Character Team
Elisabeth Bergner Sylvina Lawrence / Martina Lawrence Unowned
Michael Redgrave Alan MacKenzie Unowned
Wilfrid Lawson Thomas E. Lawrence Unowned
Mabel Terry-Lewis Aunt Helen Unowned
Richard Ainley Morgan Unowned
Kenneth Buckley Garrett Unowned
Daniel Mendaille Old Pauliac Unowned
Pierre Juvenet Doctor Unowned
Stella Arbenina Nurse Unowned
Kaye Seeley Maturin Unowned
Ernest Ferny Police Supt. Demangeon Unowned
Cot D'Ordan Clerk Unowned
Dorice Fordred Eileen Unowned
Annie Esmond Cook Unowned
Clement McCallin Karal Anderson Unowned
Oliver Johnston Prof. Bardesley Unowned
Roy Russell British Minister Unowned
Homer Regus Mayor Unowned