Top Cast
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Willy Birgel
Professor Förster
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Elisabeth Müller
Bettina Sanden
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Ivan Desny
Kostja Tomkoff, Choreograph
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Carl Wery
Dr. Brinkmann
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Erich Ponto
Schimanski
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Leonard Steckel
Opernintendant
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Eva Kerbler
Irene Gerwig
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Hermann Speelmans
Herr Kalborn
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Ellen Frank
Overview
Bettina Sanden, a solo dancer at the opera, falls ill with polio. The chances of a cure look rather slim.
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