Confession
HEARTBREAK written in blood and tears!
1937 | 87m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Joe May |
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| Writer: | Hans Rameau, Margaret P. Levino, Julius J. Epstein |
| Staring: |
| Vera Kowalska is put on trial for murdering concert pianist Michael Michailow. In court it is revealed that some years earlier Michael ruined Vera's life. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 19, 1937 |
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| Director: | Joe May |
| Writer: | Hans Rameau, Margaret P. Levino, Julius J. Epstein |
| Genres: | Crime, Drama |
| Keywords | self sacrifice, seduction, court, womanizer, based on true story, remake, murder, intoxication, opera singer, told in flashback, concert pianist, ruined life, cabaret singer, murder case, mother daughter relationship, compromising position, lost custody |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| 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 |
| Sam Ash | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Dawn Bender | Lisa as a Baby (uncredited) |
| Symona Boniface | Actress (uncredited) |
| Maurice Brierre | Actor (uncredited) |
| Maurice Cass | Music Professor (uncredited) |
| Glen Cavender | Bailiff (uncredited) |
| Lane Chandler | Actor (uncredited) |
| Jack Chefe | Man Outside Vera's Dressing Room (uncredited) |
| Lawrence Grant | Doctor (uncredited) |
| Stuart Holmes | Policeman in Court (uncredited) |
| Adele St. Mauer | Koslovs' Maid (uncredited) |
| Bernard Siegel | Theatre Doorman (uncredited) |
| Pierre Watkin | Lawyer Stagoff (uncredited) |
| Leo White | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| Jewel Jordan | Autograph Fan (uncredited) |
| Leyland Hodgson | Leading Man in Opera (uncredited) |
| Theodore Lorch | Man in Court (uncredited) |
| Henry Roquemore | Fat Man in Court (uncredited) |
| Dale Van Sickel | Diner in Cabaret (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Sayre | Actor (uncredited) |
| Ferdinand Munier | Bald Man in Theatre Seat #1 (uncredited) |
| Anderson Lawler | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Alphonse Martell | Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited) |
| Ellinor Vanderveer | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Hans Rameau | Screenplay |
| Peter Kreuder | Songs, Music |
| Sidney Hickox | Director of Photography |
| James Gibbon | Editor |
| Anton Grot | Art Direction |
| Margaret P. Levino | Adaptation |
| Vernon Larson | Assistant Camera |
| Rydo Loshak | Wardrobe Master |
| Leo F. Forbstein | Music Director |
| Jack Scholl | Songs |
| Madison S. Lacy | Still Photographer |
| Dudie Maschmeyer | Grip |
| Joe May | Director |
| Orry-Kelly | Costume Design |
| Julius J. Epstein | Adaptation |
| Rudi Fehr | Assistant Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Hal B. Wallis | Executive Producer |
| Jack L. Warner | Executive Producer |
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| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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