Confession
"HEARTBREAK written in blood and tears!"
Vera Kowalska is put on trial for murdering concert pianist Michael Michailow. In court it is revealed that some years earlier Michael ruined Vera's life.
"HEARTBREAK written in blood and tears!"
Vera Kowalska is put on trial for murdering concert pianist Michael Michailow. In court it is revealed that some years earlier Michael ruined Vera's life.
Kay Francis
Vera Kowalska
Ian Hunter
Leonide Kirow
Basil Rathbone
Michael Michailow
Jane Bryan
Lisa Koslov
Donald Crisp
Presiding Judge
Mary Maguire
Hildegard
Dorothy Peterson
Mrs. Koslov
Laura Hope Crews
Stella
Robert Barrat
Prosecuting Attorney
Vera Kowalska is put on trial for murdering concert pianist Michael Michailow. In court it is revealed that some years earlier Michael ruined Vera's life.
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