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Confession 
lobby cardDirected by Joe May Produced by Hal B. Wallis (uncredited exec. producer)
Jack L. Warner (uncredited exec. producer)Written by Hans Rameau
Julius J. Epstein (English adaptation)
Margaret P. Levino (English adaptation)Starring Kay Francis
Ian Hunter
Basil Rathbone
Jane BryanRelease date(s) August 28, 1937 Running time 87 minutes Country United States Language English Confession is a 1937 drama film starring Kay Francis, Ian Hunter, Basil Rathbone and Jane Bryan.[1] It was directed by Joe May and is a remake of the German film Mazurka starring Pola Negri.
The film was directed by Joey May. Producted by Henry Blanke. And the screen play was written by Julius J. Epstein, Margaret P. Levino, and Hans Rameau. With an estimated $513,000 budget, It started production in March of 1937. Released August 19th 1937 in New York City, New York, but everywhere else it was released on August 28th of the same year. The run time of this Black and White drama film is approx. 87 minutes.
Cast
- Kay Francis as Vera Kowalska
- Ian Hunter as Leonide Kirow
- Basil Rathbone as Michael Michailow
- Jane Bryan as Lisa Koslov
- Donald Crisp as the Presiding Judge
- Mary Maguire as Hildegard
- Dorothy Peterson as Mrs. Koslov
- Laura Hope Crews as Stella
- Robert Barrat as the Prosecuting Attorney
- Ben Welden as the Defense Attorney
- Veda Ann Borg as Xenia
- Joan Valerie as Wanda (credited as Helen Valkis)
The film is about a young music Warsaw student, Lisa Koslov (Bryan) who is saying goodbye to her mother at the train station. When a man dressed very well hands her two tickets to a concert. Lisa goes to the concert and realizes the man is the great pianist Michael Michailow (Rathbone). She is amazed by him and also flattered. The two go to a fancy restaurant, after Michael asks Lisa to eat with him. Vera Kowalska (Francis) sees them and is so taken by jealousy that she shoots Michael. Kowalska confesses to the murder. The movie then begins to tell the stories in flashbacks. We then find out that Koslov and Michailow had a love affair, which is the root of her jealousy.[2]
Notes
External links
- Confession at the TCM Movie Database
- Confession at the Internet Movie Database
Categories:- English-language films
- American films
- Black-and-white films
- Film remakes
- Films directed by Joe May
- Warner Bros. films
- 1930s drama films
- 1930s drama film stubs
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