The Case of Lena Smith (1929)
In late 19th century Vienna, Lena Smith, a naive peasant girl from Hungary, has a child by a corrupt young cavalry officer, and goes to work in his house as a servant, hiding the truth from his unsympathetic father, while the son returns to his profligate ways. Robbed of her child first when he is a baby, and later when they are separated by the war, she suffers imprisonment, contempt, and shame in order to protect the child.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Josef von Sternberg | Director |
| Jules Furthman | Writer |
| Julian Johnson | Writer |
| Samuel Ornitz | Writer |
| Harold Rosson | Cinematographer |
| Helen Lewis | Editor |
| Cast | Role |
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| Esther Ralston | |
| James Hall | |
| Gustav von Seyffertitz | |
| Emily Fitzroy |
