The Black Dream
Sep 04 1911
•1h 53m
•Drama
Stella, a circus princess, has two suitors: young, handsome Count Waldberg and the greying, hidebound jeweller Hirsch. Stella’s love for Waldberg drives Hirsch mad with jealousy. He will stop at nothing to be near the woman of his dreams. When the count loses a staggering sum to the jeweller in a gambling duel, Stella embarks on a fateful mission to save her beloved’s honour. (Stumfilm.dk)
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Asta Nielsen
Stella, cirkusdanserinde
Valdemar Psilander
Johan Waldberg, greve
Gunnar Helsengreen
A. Hirsch, juvelér
Emil Albes
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