I Refuse to Testify (1939)
Nora, the wife of the architect Heinz Ottendorf, feels neglected by her husband. He is getting more and more engrossed in his work, but Nora, apparently a stranger to hard work, suspects that the real reason for her husband's diverted attention must naturally be another woman. Robert, the cousin of Nora's friend Marianne, has long been in love with Nora and sees an opportunity to win her hand. Heinz, for all his distractions in his work and the phantom lover he doesn't have, isn't quite ready to let Nora go. While he may be married to his work, his work is a fickle mistress: he makes a career error and this leads to near financial ruin. He begs Nora to be patient with him. Marianne, who for her part is in love with Heinz, spins a web of deceit and intrigue, which leads to Robert taking a potshot at Heinz and then eventually causing Robert to kill himself.
Director: Otto Linnekogel
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Olga Tschechowa as Nora Ottendorf |
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Albrecht Schoenhals as Heinz Ottendorf, Architekt |
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Gustav Diessl as Robert Lenart |
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Hans Brausewetter as Dr. Hans Rodeck |
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Else von Möllendorff as Inge Rodeck |
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Rudolf Schündler as |
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Hermann Mayer-Falkow as |
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Hanne Mertens as Marianne Lennart |
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Frida Richard as Frau Lenart |
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Herbert Hübner as Paul Ottendorf |
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Hertha von Walther as Lisbeth Ottendorf |
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Tina Eilers as Kläre Steffani |
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Paul Otto as Der Vorsitzende |
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Curt Lucas as Der Staatsanwalt |
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Ewald Wenck as Hausmeister Stanecke |
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Ingolf Kuntze as |
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Erik Ode as |
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Valeska Stock as Frau Stanecke |
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Doris Krüger as Anny |
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Eduard Wenck as |
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Otto Braml as |
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Erich Walter as |
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Max Wilmsen as |
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Fritz Staudte as |
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Ernst Stimmel as |
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Ernst Stunnel as |
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Hugo Flink as |
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Ernst G. Schiffner as |
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Ellinor Büller as |
| Directing | Otto Linnekogel | Director |