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What Women Dream
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What Women Dream

1933-04-19 · 81 min · ★ 8.2

Comedy · Mystery

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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Directors
Géza von Bolváry
Production companies
Super-Film GmbH
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Nora GregorNora GregorRina Korff
Gustav FröhlichGustav FröhlichWalter König
Otto WallburgOtto WallburgKleinsilber
Peter LorrePeter LorreOtto Fuessli
Kurt HorwitzLevassor alias John Constantinescu
Lya Christy-
Erik OdeErik Ode-
Carl AuenCarl Auen-
Eric Steinbeck-
Kurt LilienKurt Lilien-
Hilde MaroffHilde Maroff-
Eric Helgar-

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