The Case of Lena Smith

In late 19th century Vienna, Lena Smith, a naive peasant girl from Hungary, has a child by a corrupt young cavalry officer, and goes to work his house as a servant, hiding the truth from his unsympathetic father, while the son ret...

Director

Josef von Sternberg

Writer

Jules Furthman, Julian Johnson, Samuel Ornitz

Released

19 Jan 1929

Country

United States

Awards

3 wins