The Case of Lena Smith
Directed by Josef von SternbergIn late 19th century Vienna, Lena Smith, a naive peasant girl from Hungary, has a child by a corrupt young cavalry officer, and goes to work in his house as a servant, hiding the truth from his unsympathetic father, while the son returns to his profligate ways. Robbed of her child first when he is a baby, and later when they are separated by the war, she suffers imprisonment, contempt, and shame in order to protect the child.
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The Case of Lena Smith was released on January 19, 1929.
The Case of Lena Smith was directed by Josef von Sternberg.
The Case of Lena Smith has a runtime of 80m.
The Case of Lena Smith was produced by J.W. Schleiff.
In late 19th century Vienna, Lena Smith, a naive peasant girl from Hungary, has a child by a corrupt young cavalry officer, and goes to work in his house as a servant, hiding the truth from his unsympathetic father, while the son returns to his profligate ways. Robbed of her child first when he is a baby, and later when they are separated by the war, she suffers imprisonment, contempt, and shame in order to protect the child.
The key characters in The Case of Lena Smith are Lena Smith (Esther Ralston), Franz Hofrat (James Hall), Herr Hofrat (Gustav von Seyffertitz).
The Case of Lena Smith is a Drama, Romance film.