The Laughing Woman (1931)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1931-03-20
Runtime: 80 minutes
Director: Jan Bor
Top Cast
- Olga Scheinpflugová as Helena Leeová
- Jiří Steimar as Jann Farrland
- Karel Jičínský as Playgate
- Růžena Šlemrová as Playgateová
- Antonín Strnad as Filip Lee
- Marie Vacková as Marcela
- Ela Poznerová as Markéta Dellová
- Fred Bulín as Al Brown
- Irena Ardenová as Flo
- Václav Pecián as Dugan
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