The Sinister Wish (1939)
After losing almost all of his money, a young marquis discovers that among his few remaining possessions is a magical piece of leather which is capable of fulfilling any wish. However, every use of it will make it less effective and furthermore will shorten the life of its user. Nevertheless, the marquis uses the magical object ruthlessly in order to regain his wealth and especially to get the love of Feodora, an actress. But all his efforts only seem to lead to doom…
- Released
- 1939-10-05
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Heinz Hilpert
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 from 1 votes
Cast
- Olga Tschechowa as Feodora, Schauspielerin
- Käthe Gold as Pauline, Silhouettenschneiderin
- Elisabeth Flickenschildt as Blanchette, Besitzerin einer Schenke
- Hans Holt as Marquis Rafaél de Valentin
- Ewald Balser as Pertignac, Kunsthändler, Rafaéls Freun
- Paul Dahlke as Canais, Feodoras Lakai und Geliebter
- Axel von Ambesser as Jouet, Luftschiffer
- Franz Pfaudler as Navarreins
- Aribert Wäscher as Vignon
- S.O. Schoening as Auktionator
- Heinrich Troxbömker as Jonathas, Rafaéls Diener
- Armin Schweizer as Cordot, Notar