Overview
A 19th-century London cabaret singer is deported to prison in Australia. Her crime? Taking the blame when her lover bounces checks.
Director and cast
- Douglas Sirk Director
- Zarah Leander as Gloria Vane
- Willy Birgel as Sir Albert Finsburry
- Edwin Jürgensen as Gouveneur Jones
- Carola Höhn as Mary Jones
- Viktor Staal as Henry Hoyer
- Erich Ziegel as Dr. Magnus Hoyer
- Hilde von Stolz as Fanny Hoyer
- Jakob Tiedtke as Käsefabrikant Wells
- Robert Dorsay as Bobby Wells
- Ernst Legal as Stout
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