Secrets of the City(1955)
An industrial plant gets into difficulties. The factory owner then decides to sell the company and makes all the employees redundant. How do the dismissed employees deal with the new situation?
Movie: Secrets of the City
Top 10 Billed Cast
Annie Lauer
Paula
Herbert Klein
Christl Lauer
Susi Ecker
Gerhard Scholz
Frieda Binder
Prof. Siebrecht
Paul Martinek
Karina
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An industrial plant gets into difficulties. The factory owner then decides to sell the company and makes all the employees redundant. How do the dismissed employees deal with the new situation?
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1955-01-04
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