Hilde HildebrandFilmography

Die Fastnachtsbeichte

Synopsis: In this murder mystery, a man is killed during the carnival before Ash Wednesday right in front of a cathedral. Now a detective must solve the case. Initially, there are four suspects, the carnival prince, the dead man's father, and two women. A second murder occurs on Ash Wednesday. This leads Read More

Sie

Grosse Freiheit Nr. 7

Synopsis: In this German drama, a man tries to prevent his niece, a hooker, from falling in love with a drunken sailor. The film was originally banned by Nazi propaganda minister Goebbels, as it presented an unflattering view of German soldiers. After the war, the film became very popular. No English Read More

Ich Bitte Um Vollmacht

Jenny und Der Herr Im Frack

Der Tag nach der Scheidung

Synopsis: In this German comedy, a man leaves his wife to be with his mistress, a singer. Unfortunately, like the dog in the manger, he gets jealous when another man begins courting his ex-wife. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

Parkstrasse 13

Der Gruene Kaiser

Actors: Gustav Diessl, Rene Deltgen, Carola Hoehn, Hilde Hildebrand

Synopsis: Der Grüne Kaiser (The Green Emperor) was based on the novel of the same name by Paul Mundorf. Gustav Diesel stars as Miller Mylius, a prominent banker who concocts a clever scheme to rid himself of his romantic rival Kasten (Rene Deligen). Disappearing completely from view, Mylius is assumed to be Read More

Bel Ami

Der Tanz Auf Dem Vulkan

Mutterlied

Actors: Beniamino Gigli, Maria Cebotari, Hans Moser, Michael Bohnen

Synopsis: This Italian-German co-production was released in English-speaking countries as Mother Song. Italian opera favorites Beniamino Gigli and Maria Cebotari star in this tale about the romance between two temperamental singing stars. Highlights include a lengthy selection from Faust, with Gigli making Read More

Das Mädchen Von Gestern Nacht

Actors: Willy Fritsch, Paul Westermeier, Gusti Huber, Hilde Hildebrand

Synopsis: Das Maedchen von Gestern Nacht was released outside of Germany under the streamlined and somewhat colorless title of Midnight Happenings. Set amongst England's "upper crust," the film stars Willy Fritsch as devil-may-care bachelor Lord Stanley Stalton. Falling in love with American heiress Jean Read More

Ein Falscher Fuffziger

Actors: Theo Lingen, Kaethe Haack, Lucie Englisch, Adele Sandrock, Georg Alexander

Synopsis: Per its title, the plotline of this film is motivated by a counterfeit $50 bill. The funny money is passed to shopgirl Christa (Lucie Englisch), who, fearful of being arrested, hides it in a baby's piggy bank at her home. In dire need of money, Christa's sister "robs" the bank and puts the bill Read More

Solo Per Te

Actors: Beniamino Gigli, Maria Cebotari, Michael Bohnen, Hilde Hildebrand

Synopsis: Solo per Te (Only For You) is an adequate showcase for the rich tenor voice of Beniamino Gigli. The star plays an opera singer who is married to what used to be known as "a woman with a history" (Maria Cebotari). When that history catches up with her in the form of her villainous ex-lover (Michael Read More

Allotria

Actors: Jenny Jugo, Renate Muller, Heinz Rühmann, Hilde Hildebrand

Synopsis: Allotria is a catch-all German word which roughly translates as "Hokum." And there's hokum in abundance when lascivious lothario Philip (Adolf Wohlbruck, aka Anton Walbrook) falls into a marriage trap concocted by Gaby (Jenny Jugo) and Viola (Renate Muller). Knowing that Philip prefers the sexual Read More

Liselotte von der Pfalz

Actors: Hans Stüwe

Synopsis: This German film was originally released as Frauen um den Sonnenking, but was retitled to capitalize on the success of the British Private Life of Henry VIII. In keeping with the current German party line in the mid-1930s, French King Louis XIV (Michael Bohnen) is depicted in the most villainous Read More

Maria, Die Magd

Actors: Hilda Koerber, Hilde Hildebrand

Synopsis: Maria (Hilda Koerber) is the personal maid of opera star Alice (Hilde Hildebrandt). Much too busy to look after her 6-year-old son, Alice leaves the kid in Maria's care. The maid takes a shine to the boy, devoting as much attention to him as if he were her real son. The girl is so devoted to the Read More

Klein Dorrit

Actors: Gustav Waldau, Anny Ondra, Hilde Hildebrand, Kurt Meisel, Mathias Wiemann

Synopsis: This German period piece is a relatively faithful adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel Little Dorrit. The title character, a seamstress named Amy Dorrit, is played by former Hitchcock leading lady Anny Ondra then better-known as the wife of heavyweight boxing champion Max Schmeling. Loyally living Read More

Barcarole

Actors: Lida Baarova, Edwige Feuillère, Gustav Froehlich, Marthe Mellot, Willy Birgel, Roger Karl, Elsa Wagner, Will Dohm, Hubert Von Meyerinck

Synopsis: As indicated by its title, Baracole is adapted from The Tales of Hoffman. Gustav Froelich stars as Colloredo, who enjoys nothing more than boasting about his sexual conquests. A friend wagers that Colloredo will be unable to seduce the beautiful Giacinta (Lida Baarova). It so happens that Read More

Manulescu

Actors: Hilde Hildebrand, Fritz Kampers, Ivan Petrovich

Synopsis: When jewel thief and womanizer Petrovich is caught and imprisoned he manages to escape to the Riviera where he takes up his craft until he is caught again. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

Sprung in Den Abgrund

Actors: Elga Brink, Anton Pointner, Hilde Hildebrand, Camilla Spira, Harry Piel

Gruss und Kuss, Veronika!

Actors: Franziska Gaal, Paul Hoerbiger, Otto Wallburg, Hilde Hildebrand

Synopsis: Love and Kisses, Veronika is the English-language title for this farcical Hungarian romance. Franziska Gaal stars as Veronika, a pretty flower-store clerk who's in love with her boss Paul Rainer (Paul Hoerbiger). Trouble brews when married insurance agent Max Becker (Otto Wallburg) orders a Read More

Viktor und Viktoria

Actors: Renate Mueller, Hermann Thimig, Hilde Hildebrand, Aribert Waescher, Fritz Odemar

Synopsis: The most popular of Reinhold Schuenzel's German directorial efforts, Viktor und Viktoria is a spoof of such music-hall "male impersonators" as Vesta Tillie. Unable to get a show-business job, would-be singer Renate Muller is urged by her somewhat epicene friend Hermann Thimig to adopt a brand-new Read More

Wege Zur Guten Ehe

Wenn Die Liebe Mode Macht

Actors: Renate Mueller, Georg Alexander, Otto Wallburg, Gertrud Wolle

Der Frauendiplomat

Actors: Max Hansen, Anton Pointner, Theo Lingen, Leo Slezak, Hilde Hildebrand

Synopsis: Max Hansen stars as the title character in Der Frauendiplomat (The Ladies' Diplomat). The hero is an Austrian duke with a roving eye who treats the various embassies of Europe as his own personal dating services. His galavanting days come to an end when he meets Marthe Eggerth, with whom he Read More

Mein Leopold

Actors: Max Adalbert, Harald Paulsen, Gustav Froehlich, Camilla Spira, Paul Henckels

Synopsis: Mein Leopold was based on the long-running play by A. L'Arronge, originally written in the 1870s. Max Adelbert plays a wealthy old Berlin shoe manufacturer who sacrifices all for the sake of his son Leopold (Harald Paulsen). The boy repays his father's devotion by behaving like a thorough bounder Read More

Case Van Geldern

Actors: Paul Richter, Ellen Richter, Lucie Hoeflich, Elga Brink, Fritz Kampers

Synopsis: Case Van Geldern is an excellent detective thriller with some genuinely surprising plot turns. Co-adapted by Hans Hyan from his own novel, the story concerns a lawyer who is accused of murdering his wife. The only person who knows the truth is a former client of the lawyer, a career criminal Read More

Das Schoene Abenteuer

Actors: Alfred Abel, Kurt Vespermann, Ida Wuest, Blandine Ebinger, Wolf Albach-Retty, Ferdinand Hart, Kaethe von Nagy, Adele Sandrock

Synopsis: Writer Emeric Pressburger is best known for his 1940s British film collaborations with producer/director Michael Powell. In a previous life, however, Pressburger toiled away in the German film industry. Beautiful Adventure was adapted by Pressburger and director Reinhold Schuenzel from a French Read More

Panic in Chicago

Actors: Hans Rehmann, Ferdinand Hart, Olga Tschechowa, Hilde Hildebrand

Synopsis: Panic in Chicago was the third talking-picture endeavor for Robert Wiene, the director responsible for the landmark horror film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. By 1931, Wiene's best work was behind him, and he was busying himself with minor romances and crime pictures. Panic is a trifle about an Read More

Der Kleine Seitensprung

Actors: Hermann Thimig, Renate Mueller, Hans Brausewetter, Otto Wallburg, Hilde Hildebrand

Synopsis: The title of this German farce translates loosely as The Slight Indiscretion. What makes the story all the more amusing is the fact that the indiscreet hero, Walter Heller (Herman Thimig), is a divorce attorney. When his affections are stolen by femme fatale Lona (Hilde Hildebrand), Heller's wife Read More

Bobby Geht Los

Actors: Annie Markart, Hilde Hildebrand, Kurt Lilien, Ferdinand Hart

Synopsis: Harry Piel is both star and director of Bobby Geht Los. The title translates as Bobby Starts Off, which indeed he does -- and what a start-off. Regarded by his fans as the Teutonic equivalent to Douglas Fairbanks, star Piel never stops moving, whether escaping the villains or rescuing the heroine. Read More

Zweierlei Moral

Actors: Walter Rilia, Aribert Waescher, Elga Brink, Hilde Hildebrand, Ida Wuest

Synopsis: Zweierlei Moral (Different Morals) was adapted from Pearls' Comedy, a play by Bruno Frank. A string of pearls figures into the plotline in which the sexual double-standard separating men from women is elaborated upon. Critics familiar with the original stage play found the film version inferior Read More

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