Summary
Russia, 1913. A widower raises his daughter and keeps her in
ignorance of the fact that he works as a maître d'hôtel in
a restaurant. The young woman meets a banker who has amorous
designs on her and takes her to the restaurant where her father
works. The banker is known to the girl’s father and he wastes no
time chasing him away. The girl manages to console herself with
the love of her piano teacher.
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Credits
- Director: Viktor Tourjansky
- Script: Viktor Tourjansky, Robert Thoeren, Jean-Pierre Feydeau, Jacques Natanson
- Photo: Louis Née, Armand Thirard
- Music: Michel Michelet
- Cast: Harry Baur (Ivan Ivanovitch Petroff), Simone Simon (Tania), Jean-Pierre Aumont (Karpoff), Jean-Max (Roudine), Christiane Ribes (Une demi-mondaine), Jeanne Brindeau (La gouvernante), André Dubosc (Le maître d’hôtel), Guy Sloux (Le fêtard), Nine Assia (Lucie), Viviane Romance (La comtesse)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 80 min; B&W
- Aka: Black Eyes; Dark Eyes
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