The Heart Thief

Plot Summary

Paul Kurt, embittered and disillusioned by war, returns to Budapest and devotes his life to roistering and gambling. He falls in love with Anna Galambos but leaves her when he realizes his unworthiness. She returns to her father, a gamekeeper at the castle of Count Franz, a despotic bachelor whose brothers Lazlos and Michael covet his estate. Disheartened by her shattered romance, Anna accepts the proposal of Franz. The brothers conspire to hire Paul to compromise the girl, but Paul, discovering she is none other than the woman he loves, decides to win her for himself. Paul finally exposes the plot to Franz, and Anna, convinced of his sincerity, is reunited with him after Franz releases her.

Top Cast

Joseph Schildkraut Paul Kurt

Lya De Putti Anna Gallambos

Robert Edeson Count Franz Cserhati

Charles K. Gerrard Count Lazlos

Eulalie Jensen Countess Lazlos