Carla Vanirska (played by Constance Bennett) is a protagonist in After Tonight.
Young woman and nurse who initially travels with Rudy Ritter. She is secretly the highly successful Russian spy K-14. Despite their growing romance, she evades capture during an interrogation, incriminates herself during a trap set by Rudy, and is forced to flee after he is shot. They reunite by chance at a Swiss train station after the war. Capt. Rudolph Ritter (played by Gilbert Roland) is a protagonist in After Tonight.
Captain in the Austrian Ministry of War tasked with hunting Russian spy K-14. Falls in love with nurse Carla Vanirska and initially refuses to believe she is a spy. Sets a trap using Private Muller, gets shot by K-14's associate, urges her to escape, and finally catches her at a train station after the war. Maj. Lieber (played by Edward Ellis) appears in After Tonight.
Head of the Austrian weapon development unit. Introduces nurse Carla to Rudy. Notices a freshly torn page in one of Carla's books containing an invisible message, providing crucial evidence of her espionage activities despite Rudy's initial disbelief. Sgt. Probert (played by Lucien Prival) appears in After Tonight.
Sgt. Probert (played by Ben Hendricks Jr.) appears in After Tonight.
Pvt. Muller (played by Leonid Snegoff) appears in After Tonight.
Russian-speaking private. Disguised as a prisoner of war in K-14's hospital to execute Rudy's trap. Passes her a forged message and Russian recognition signal to lure her to a deserted house, successfully incriminating her. Mitika, the Gypsy Contact (played by John Wray) appears in After Tonight.
Agent Lehan (played by Mischa Auer) appears in After Tonight.
Russian agent posing as a contact at a deserted house. Interrogates and successfully incriminates K-14 during the sting operation. Is later knocked unconscious by K-14's associate during the escape.
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Characters
Carla Vanirska
(played by Constance Bennett) — protagonist
Young woman and nurse who initially travels with Rudy Ritter. She is secretly the highly successful Russian spy K-14. Despite their growing romance, she evades capture during an interrogation, incrimi...
Capt. Rudolph Ritter
(played by Gilbert Roland) — protagonist
Captain in the Austrian Ministry of War tasked with hunting Russian spy K-14. Falls in love with nurse Carla Vanirska and initially refuses to believe she is a spy. Sets a trap using Private Muller, g...
Maj. Lieber
(played by Edward Ellis) — supporting
Head of the Austrian weapon development unit. Introduces nurse Carla to Rudy. Notices a freshly torn page in one of Carla's books containing an invisible message, providing crucial evidence of her esp...
Sgt. Probert
(played by Lucien Prival) — supporting
Sgt. Probert
(played by Ben Hendricks Jr.) — supporting
Pvt. Muller
(played by Leonid Snegoff) — supporting
Russian-speaking private. Disguised as a prisoner of war in K-14's hospital to execute Rudy's trap. Passes her a forged message and Russian recognition signal to lure her to a deserted house, successf...
Mitika, the Gypsy Contact
(played by John Wray) — supporting
Agent Lehan
(played by Mischa Auer) — minor
Russian agent posing as a contact at a deserted house. Interrogates and successfully incriminates K-14 during the sting operation. Is later knocked unconscious by K-14's associate during the escape.
Frau Stengel
(played by Evelyn Carter Carrington) — minor
Franz
(played by Sam Godfrey) — minor
Story Analysis
A WWI espionage thriller tracking an Austrian captain's pursuit of a Russian spy who happens to be his lover.
Plot Progression
Wartime Departure
The Spy Hunt Begins
Evidence and Deception
The Deserted House Trap
Aftermath and Resolution
Directed by George Archainbaud
After Tonight (1933) · 6.6/10 · drama, romance, war
