Der Leidensweg der Inge Krafft (1921)
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Mia May, Albert Steinrück, Conrad Veidt, Margarete Schön, Heinz Stieda, Harry Hardt
After her husband throws her out, Ingeborg meets her childhood sweetheart, an explorer who promises to marry her when he returns from New Zealand.
The story
After her husband, a Caucasian castle owner, throws her out, Ingeborg Krafft decides to enter a convent. Instead, she meets childhood sweetheart Hendryk Overland, an explorer preparing for an expedition to New Zealand, who promises to marry her when he returns. In the meantime, Ingeborg stays with his sister, Dagmar.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Ingeborg Krafft, who is one day thrown out of the house by her husband, a Caucasian castle owner, decides to go to a convent. But she meets her childhood sweetheart, the explorer Hendryk Overland. He promises to marry her as soon as he returns from an expedition to New Zealand. In the meantime, Ingeborg stays with Dagmar Overland, Hendryk’s sister. One day, the women receive word that Hendryk and all the members of the expedition were killed by natives. On the same day, Dagmar’s child dies. Believing her to be incurably insane, they have Dagmar committed to an institution. Her husband, Harry, divorces her because of this. Ingeborg and Harry then fall in love. The day after their wedding, Hendryk, who was believed dead, unexpectedly appears. At the sight of him, Dagmar recovers. Desperate, Ingeborg tries to run away, but Harry stops her. She then chooses to take her own life by jumping out of a window.
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