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Frau Dorothys Bekenntnis
Also known as [Mrs. Dane’s Confession], [A Soul in Torment]
(1921) Austria
B&W : [?] Six or Seven? reels / 2042 metres
Directed by Michael Kertesz (Michael Curtiz)
Cast: Lucy Doraine [Dorothy Carleton], Alphons Fryland [William Farleigh], Otto Treßler (Otto Tressler) [John Robey], Harry De Loon [Harry Dane], Kurt von Lessen [Jimmy Fox], Count Ludi Salm [Harry Harwood]
Sascha-Film production; distributed by Universum-Film Aktiengesellschaft [USA]. / Produced by Alexander Kolowrat. Assistant directors, Arthur Gottlein and Herr Pokorny. Cinematography by Burger, Nicolas Farkas, Gustav Ucicky and Eduard von Borsody. / Released 7 October 1921. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Synopsis: [The Bioscope, 15 June 1922, page ?] Living with her wealthy uncle Dorothy is betrothed to her cousin, William, until an adventurer, Harry Harwood, determines to win her hand and fortune for himself. As one of a gang of crooks he forms a conspiracy to make himself so attractive to the girl that she eventually consents to marry him. Meanwhile Harry has killed the uncle and allowed another man to suffer imprisonment for the crime; but of this Dorothy is not aware until much later. Some time after the wedding Harry commences to spend his wife’s money in a wild orgy of extravagant parties and he even suggests that Dorothy shall obtain more money by listening to the love-making of a wealthy admirer. Eventually he deserts the girl altogether, and she is forced to bring up her baby in the infirmary. Here mother and child are discovered by William, who cares for them both. Harry turns up again and compels Dorothy to return to him in order to force more money from William, and at last the girl realizes that, while the man lives, she will never be free from persecution and she fires the fatal shot.
Survival status: Print exists.
Current rights holder: (unknown)
Listing updated: 3 August 2025.
References: Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.
Home video: DVD.
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