The Young Woman of Scuderi (1955)

The Young Woman of Scuderi (1955)

1955-07-28 Germany, Sweden 99 Min. PG-13
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Overview

Several men have been murdered lately, mostly rich lovers on their way to meet their mistresses with gifts of fine jewelry. To fight this scourge, King Louis XIV decides to create a special court named "La chambre ardente", designed to find and punish the perpetrators of such heinous crimes. An unexpected person, Mademoiselle de Scudéry, the famous poetess, will find herself entangled in the web of a criminal intrigue linked with the jewel murders, along with a a goldsmith, his daughter and her fiancé...

Cast

Henny Porten is Fräulein von Scuderi
Fräulein von Scuderi
Willy A. Kleinau is Cardillac
Anne Vernon is Madelon
Angelika Hauff is St. Croix
Alexander Engel is La Regnie
Johannes Arpe is Louvois
Gerd Frickhöffer is De la Fare
Käte Alving is Nanette