
Birthday:
03-29-1888
Deathday:
09-18-1941 (53 years)
Birthplace:
Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
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Ball at the Savoy
Act like Direktor des Grand-Hotel
event1935 star_border 7
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Musical comedy set in a Grand Hotel.
Sergeant X
event1932
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A military wife remarries after she thinks her Russian husband has died in battle, and when he returns alive he enlists in the Foreign Legion rather than disrupt her new happiness.
Scandal in Budapest
event1933
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Eva goes to Budapest to visit her friend Tini's wedding but as soon as she arrives, the husband-to-be brakes up with Tini. When Eva decides to take things into her own hand and follows him to the Hotel Atlantik.
Scherben bringen Glück
event1932
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A man tries to outwit another man in pursuit of a woman.
The Stolen Face
Act like Lewinsohn
event1930
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Bill's girlfriend Lore is an art student in Berlin. Since her professor doesn't think much of painting women, she exchanges a genuine Raphael painting in a gallery for a copy made by her. In a spectacular theft, the copy is stolen. Detective Keller suspects Bill and Lore. But Bill, who is a talented quick-change artist, eludes arrest in ever new masks.
The Singing City
Act like Der Empfangschef
event1930 star_border 5.7
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A tourist guide in Naples is taken on by a Viennese woman impressed by his singing, and who regards him as her protege. This film was released as a German version and English Version known as "The City of Song". Brigitte Helm once portrays a beautiful femme fatale who displays her affection and lust for her tourist guide which is paralleled with the main bodied theme of the early romanticist songs played throughout.
A Student's Song of Heidelberg
Act like Sam Mayer
event1930 star_border 6.2
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A long time ago, John Miller emigrated from Germany to America. Now he wants his daughter Elinor to get to know his old homeland and sends her off to Heidelberg, where she is to study for a year. Pretty soon, the pretty young girl is in demand among the young men in town. Especially the students Dahlberg and Bornemann try to win Elinor's heart.
Once There Was a Waltz
Act like Notar Sauerwein
event1932 star_border 7
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Banker Rudi Moebius and his counselor arrive in Wien for an arranged marriage which should solve their financial problems. Only they don't know, but Lucie Weidling is broken too, and in love with Gustl, a musician without the courage to elope. Meanwhile Rudi meets Steffi and falls in love not even knowing her name. He and Lucie become good friends and decide to help each other.
The Little Escapade
Act like Klavierspieler
event1931
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A wife believes her husband has been deceiving her and decides to have some fun at his expense. After a bit of mischief, her husband, a lawyer who is preparing a divorce for a client, decides to start divorce proceedings himself. The wife then realises she has gone too far.
Dolly is making a career
Act like O.W. Pietsch
event1930
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Musical vehicle for up and coming Dolly Haas, as a would be actress with a would be composer boyfriend. She sings,at one point, that she has the walk of (Lilian) Harvey, the mouth of Garbo and the legs of Dietrich.
The Gripper
Act like Prater-Pepi
event1930 star_border 5
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Inspector Harry Cross is investigating a murder case with a knife throwing killer in the the seedy world of night clubs.
The Beggar from Cologne Cathedral
Act like Carolus Caesar Müller, Privatdetektiv
event1927 star_border 7
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An international gang of thieves and swindlers decide to move their criminal operation to the Teutonic city of Cologne, but Tom Wilkens, one of the best agents of the international police, is not far behind and leads an investigation to unmask the criminals.
Overture to Glory
Act like The Costume Supervisor (as Herman Blass)
event1940 star_border 1
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A humble cantor, Oysher yearns to be an opera singer. He deserts his tiny village to pursue his dream, but when his voice breaks he sheepishly returns, resigned to attending but not singing at the Yom Kippur services. Upon his return, Oysher is informed that his son has died. Out of grief is wrought a miracle: Oysher's voice returns, more powerful than ever. After performing the Day of Atonement services, Oysher suddenly collapses, peacefully joining his son in death. If you wish to see the touching Overture to Glory, by all means seek out a decent print; many extant copies are so washed out that, not only are the English subtitles unreadable, but it's extremely difficult to tell one actor from another.
The Man in Search of His Murderer
event1931 star_border 6.5
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A man in bad sorts hires a burglar to later kill him, then changes his mind when his fortunes turn and must find the contracted murderer before it is too late.
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