
What Women Dream
1933-04-19 · 81 min · ★ 8.2
In this pre-WWII German mystery-comedy, a lovely kleptomaniac with a taste for fine jewelry is unable to resist temptation. Strangely, every time she steals something, a mysterious man pays for it. A clumsy detective begins investigating and finds a crucial clue: a strongly scented woman's glove. The perfume is an expensive scent and the detective's pal realizes that it belongs to a popular nightclub singer. The friend quickly becomes enamored of the girl, but then so does her mystery man, a notorious international criminal. Eventually he gets arrested, leaving the detective's pal to move in on the singer.
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- Directors
- Géza von Bolváry
- Production companies
- Super-Film GmbH
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
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Nora GregorRina Korff
Gustav FröhlichWalter König
Otto WallburgKleinsilber
Peter LorreOtto Fuessli
Erik Ode-
Carl Auen-
Kurt Lilien-
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