The Daughter of the Lawyer (1926)
In Recife, Dr. Paulo is an important lawyer that has a daughter, Heloísa, with his paramour and living in the country. A few days before traveling to Europe, Dr. Paulo asks to a close friend to bring Heloísa to Recife. Meanwhile, his bohemian and irresponsible son Helvécio meets Heloísa, and without knowing that she is his sister, he tries to rape her, and she kills him. Heloísa is arrested and goes to trial without any evidence to prove that she self-defended her honor.
- Released
- 1926-11-08
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- J. Soares, Ary Severo
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 from 2 votes
Cast
- Norberto Teixeira as Dr. Paulo Aragão
- Guiomar Teixeira as Heloisa Correia
- Euclides Jardim as Lucio Novais
- J. Soares as Helvécio Aragão
- Oliria Salgado as Antonieta Bergamini
- Ferreira Castro as Gerôncio
- Severino Steves as Oficial de Justiça
- Adelita Monteiro
- Jasmelina Oliveira as Dona Lucinda Correira
- Norma Sales as Filha de Heloisa e Lúcio
- Luis Marques as Sr. Bergamini
- Valderez de Souza as Sra. Bergamini