Life's Shadows
1925, German. Directed by Willi Wolff.
An unscrupulous husband exploits his beautiful wife to advance his own career. When he dies under mysterious circumstances, she is accused of murder. To clear her name, the widow ventures into the Parisian underworld in search of the real killer.
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Willi WolffDirector
- Ellen RichterOlly Bernard
- Alfred GeraschHenry, ihr Mann
- Walter JanssenFelix Granier, Journalist
- Frida RichardMutter von Granier
- Philipp ManningMinister
- Harald PaulsenBoxer Karl
- Robert GarrisonEmil „Eierkopf“
- Adolf KleinGerichtspräsident
- Hugo Werner-KahleStaatsanwalt
- Karl PlatenDiener bei Bernhard
- Georg JohnUndercover Polizist (uncredited)
- Heinrich GothoFragestellender Geschworener (uncredited)
Details
- Released
- 19 November 1925
- Original title
- Schatten der Weltstadt
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Robert Liebmann, Willi Wolff
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Life's Shadows runs 119 minutes (1h 59m).
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Life's Shadows isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 November 1925. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Life's Shadows?
Life's Shadows (1925) was directed by Willi Wolff and stars Ellen Richter, Alfred Gerasch, Walter Janssen.