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Confession is a 1937 drama film starring Kay Francis, Ian Hunter, Basil Rathbone and Jane Bryan. It was directed by Joe May and is a scene-for-scene remake of the 1935 German film Mazurka starring Pola Negri, which Warner Brothers Studios acquired the U.S. distribution rights for and then shelved in favour of the remake.
With an estimated $513,000 budget, it started production in March 1937 and was released August 19, 1937, in New York City.
Original Release
08/19/1937
US Release
08/19/1937
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kay Francis | Vera Kowalska |
| Ian Hunter | Leonide Kirow |
| Basil Rathbone | Michael Michailow |
| Jane Bryan | Lisa Koslov |
| Donald Crisp | Presiding Judge |
| Mary Maguire | Hildegard |
| Dorothy Peterson | Mrs. Koslov |
| Laura Hope Crews | Stella |
| Robert Barrat | Prosecuting Attorney |
| Ben Welden | Defense Attorney |
Directors
Writers
Hans Rameau, Julius J. Epstein, Margaret P. Levino
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kay Francis | Vera Kowalska |
| Ian Hunter | Leonide Kirow |
| Basil Rathbone | Michael Michailow |
| Jane Bryan | Lisa Koslov |
| Donald Crisp | Presiding Judge |
| Mary Maguire | Hildegard |
| Dorothy Peterson | Mrs. Koslov |
| Laura Hope Crews | Stella |
| Robert Barrat | Prosecuting Attorney |
| Ben Welden | Defense Attorney |
| Veda Ann Borg | Xenia |
| Joan Valerie | Wanda (as Helen Valkis) / Wanda |
| Sam Ash | Waiter |
| Dawn Bender | Lisa as a Baby |
| Symona Boniface | Actress |
| Maurice Brierre | Actor |
| Maurice Cass | Music Professor |
| Glen Cavender | Bailiff |
| Lane Chandler | Actor |
| Jack Chefe | Man Outside Vera's Dressing Room |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Hal B. Wallis | Executive Producer |
| Jack L. Warner | Executive Producer |
