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The Laughing Woman

Mar 20, 1931 · 1h 20m
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Drama

PLOT

Helena Leeová is at a spa with her daughter Marcelka. One day a lifeguard saves her from drowning. The rescued woman comes to in the lifeguard's arms. This incident is used by the newspapers to promote a society scandal. They print a report that the lifeguard was seen with Helena in her bedroom. Helena's husband, the banker Filip Lee, is a candidate for bank president. The scandal threatens his career and thus Lee at once demands a divorce. His legal representative, Jan Farrland, not only wins the divorce suit but also manages to have Helena's daughter taken from her custody. One day Farrland meets Helena at a society party and he comes to understand that he has wronged her, and he falls in love with her.

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CAST

Olga Scheinpflugová
Helena Leeová
Jiří Steimar
Jann Farrland
Karel Jičínský
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Růžena Šlemrová
Playgateová
Antonín Strnad
Filip Lee
Marie Vacková
Marcela
Ela Poznerová
Markéta Dellová
Fred Bulín
Al Brown
Directed by Jan Bor

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
CS
Budget
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Revenue
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Production
Paramount Pictures
Country
XC

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