Stolen Life (1939)
Adapted from the best-selling novel by K. J. Benes, A Stolen Life serves as a tour de force for German actress Elizabeth Bergner, whose husband Paul Czinner directed the film. Bergner stars as identical twins Sylvina and Martina, whose mild sibling rivalry intensifies when one of the girls tricks the other's sweetheart Alan McKenzie (Michael Redgrave) into proposing to the wrong twin.
Director: Paul Czinner
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Elisabeth Bergner as Sylvina Lawrence / Martina Lawrence |
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Michael Redgrave as Alan MacKenzie |
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Wilfrid Lawson as Thomas E. Lawrence |
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Mabel Terry-Lewis as Aunt Helen |
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Richard Ainley as Morgan |
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Kenneth Buckley as Garrett |
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Daniel Mendaille as Old Pauliac |
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Pierre Juvenet as Doctor |
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Stella Arbenina as Nurse |
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Kaye Seeley as Maturin |
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Ernest Ferny as Police Supt. Demangeon |
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Cot D'Ordan as Clerk |
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Dorice Fordred as Eileen |
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Annie Esmond as Cook |
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Clement McCallin as Karal Anderson |
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Oliver Johnston as Prof. Bardesley |
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Roy Russell as British Minister |
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Homer Regus as Mayor |
| Directing | Paul Czinner | Director |
| Writing | Margaret Kennedy | Adaptation |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dorrie Hamilton | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Paul Czinner | Producer |
| Writing | Karel Josef Beneš | Novel |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joe Strassner | Costume Design |
| Editing | Frederick Wilson | Editor |
| Camera | Philip Tannura | Director of Photography |
| Art | John Bryan | Art Direction |
| Sound | William Walton | Original Music Composer |
