The Woman in the Advocate's Gown

The Woman in the Advocate's Gown
The Woman in the Advocate's Gown
German	Die Frau im Talar
Directed by	Adolf Trotz
Written by	David S. Arnesen; Jane Bess;
Based on	Frk. Statsadvokat (novel); by Peter Bendow [nn; no]
Starring	Aud Egede-Nissen; Paul Richter; Fritz Kortner; Mona Mårtenson;
Cinematography	Robert Lach; Gunnar Nilsen-Vig;
Production; companies	Mondial-Film; Norrøna Film
Distributed by	Mondial-Film
Release date	22 August 1929;
Countries	Norway; Germany
Languages	Silent; Norwegian / German intertitles

The Woman in the Advocate's Gown (Template:Lang-de; Template:Lang-no) is a 1929 Norwegian-German silent drama film directed by Adolf Trotz and starring Aud Egede-Nissen, Paul Richter, and Fritz Kortner.^[1] The screenplay was based on Peter Bendow [nn; no]'s novel Frk. Statsadvokat, published in 1929.^[2] It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by Hans Jacoby.^[1]

Plot

A female lawyer commits suicide after discovering the forgery case she is prosecuting had been committed by her own father.^[3]

^ ^a ^b "Die Frau im Talar". Filmportal.de. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
^ Andersen, Per Thomas. "Peter Bendow". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
^ Prawer, Siegbert Salomon (2005). Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910–1933. New York, NY: Berghahn Books. p. 88. ISBN 1845453034. JSTOR j.ctt9qd8qp.

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