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Confession

Confession (1937)

August 19, 1937 (US) • Crime, Drama • 87m

Overview

Vera Kowalska is put on trial for murdering concert pianist Michael Michailow. In court it is revealed that some years earlier Michael ruined Vera's life.

Director

Joe May

Writer

Hans Rameau

Top Billed

Kay Francis

Keywords

court self sacrifice seduction based on true story womanizer remake murder intoxication opera singer told in flashback concert pianist ruined life cabaret singer murder case mother daughter relationship compromising position lost custody

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Top Billed Cast

Kay Francis

Kay Francis

Vera Kowalska

Ian Hunter

Ian Hunter

Leonide Kirow

Basil Rathbone

Basil Rathbone

Michael Michailow

Jane Bryan

Jane Bryan

Lisa Koslov

Donald Crisp

Donald Crisp

Presiding Judge

Mary Maguire

Mary Maguire

Hildegard

Dorothy Peterson

Dorothy Peterson

Mrs. Koslov

Laura Hope Crews

Laura Hope Crews

Stella

Robert Barrat

Robert Barrat

Prosecuting Attorney

Ben Welden

Ben Welden

Defense Attorney

Veda Ann Borg

Veda Ann Borg

Xenia

Joan Valerie

Joan Valerie

Wanda

Sam Ash

Sam Ash

Waiter (uncredited)

Dawn Bender

Dawn Bender

Lisa as a Baby (uncredited)

Symona Boniface

Symona Boniface

Actress (uncredited)

Maurice Brierre

Maurice Brierre

Actor (uncredited)

Maurice Cass

Maurice Cass

Music Professor (uncredited)

Glen Cavender

Glen Cavender

Bailiff (uncredited)

Lane Chandler

Lane Chandler

Actor (uncredited)

Jack Chefe

Jack Chefe

Man Outside Vera's Dressing Room (uncredited)

Lawrence Grant

Lawrence Grant

Doctor (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

Stuart Holmes

Policeman in Court (uncredited)

Adele St. Mauer

Adele St. Mauer

Koslovs' Maid (uncredited)

Bernard Siegel

Bernard Siegel

Theatre Doorman (uncredited)

Pierre Watkin

Pierre Watkin

Lawyer Stagoff (uncredited)

Leo White

Leo White

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Jewel Jordan

Jewel Jordan

Autograph Fan (uncredited)

Leyland Hodgson

Leyland Hodgson

Leading Man in Opera (uncredited)

Theodore Lorch

Theodore Lorch

Man in Court (uncredited)

Henry Roquemore

Henry Roquemore

Fat Man in Court (uncredited)

Dale Van Sickel

Dale Van Sickel

Diner in Cabaret (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre

Jeffrey Sayre

Actor (uncredited)

Ferdinand Munier

Ferdinand Munier

Bald Man in Theatre Seat #1 (uncredited)

Anderson Lawler

Anderson Lawler

Reporter (uncredited)

Alphonse Martell

Alphonse Martell

Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited)

Ellinor Vanderveer

Ellinor Vanderveer

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Crew

Hans Rameau

Hans Rameau

Screenplay

Joe May

Joe May

Director

Dudie Maschmeyer

Dudie Maschmeyer

Grip

Madison S. Lacy

Madison S. Lacy

Still Photographer

Hal B. Wallis

Hal B. Wallis

Executive Producer

Rudi Fehr

Rudi Fehr

Assistant Editor

Jack L. Warner

Jack L. Warner

Executive Producer

Jack Scholl

Jack Scholl

Songs

Leo F. Forbstein

Leo F. Forbstein

Music Director

Peter Kreuder

Peter Kreuder

Songs

Anton Grot

Anton Grot

Art Direction

James Gibbon

James Gibbon

Editor

Orry-Kelly

Orry-Kelly

Costume Design

Sidney Hickox

Sidney Hickox

Director of Photography

Peter Kreuder

Peter Kreuder

Music

Julius J. Epstein

Julius J. Epstein

Adaptation

Margaret P. Levino

Margaret P. Levino

Adaptation

Vernon Larson

Vernon Larson

Assistant Camera

Rydo Loshak

Rydo Loshak

Wardrobe Master

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Released

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EN

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