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The Heart Thief
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The Heart Thief

1927-04-26 · 60 min · ★ 10.0

Drama · Romance

Paul Kurt, embittered and disillusioned by war, returns to Budapest and devotes his life to roistering and gambling. He falls in love with Anna Galambos but leaves her when he realizes his unworthiness. She returns to her father, a gamekeeper at the castle of Count Franz, a despotic bachelor whose brothers Lazlos and Michael covet his estate. Disheartened by her shattered romance, Anna accepts the proposal of Franz. The brothers conspire to hire Paul to compromise the girl, but Paul, discovering she is none other than the woman he loves, decides to win her for himself. Paul finally exposes the plot to Franz, and Anna, convinced of his sincerity, is reunited with him after Franz releases her.

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Directors
Nils Olaf Chrisander
Production companies
Metropolitan Pictures Corporation of California
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Joseph SchildkrautJoseph SchildkrautPaul Kurt
Lya De PuttiLya De PuttiAnna Gallambos
Robert EdesonRobert EdesonCount Franz Cserhati
Charles K. GerrardCharles K. GerrardCount Lazlos
Eulalie JensenEulalie JensenCountess Lazlos
William BakewellWilliam Bakewell
George Reehm

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