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1951
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Despite its sinister title, the German Gefaehrliche Gaeste (Dangerous Guests) is a romantic comedy. It all begins when Peter...
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Inge's Uncle
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1950
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Had it ever been released in the U.S., the Austrian Lambert Fuchlt sich Bedroht would have been retitled Lamber is...
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1949
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Das Singende Haus (The Singing House) was financed in Germany but filmed in Vienna. The heroine (Herta Mayen) is the daughter...
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1947
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This Austrian adaptation of Aristophanes' satirical comedy Lysistrata was retitled Triumph of Love for American consumption....
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1947
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1947
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1944
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1941
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1938
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1937
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This operetta provides a vision of how the Nazis of Germany envisioned the Italian Renaissance. The residents of the town of...
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Calandrino
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1936
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Frank Black
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1936
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Heisses Blut (Hot Blood) is a vehicle for musical-comedy favorite Marika Roekk, who always did better with the public than...
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Jozsi
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1936
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Jan Kiepura and Marta Eggerth, a pair of gifted opera singers who were also husband and wife, were at the height of their...
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Pierre Casale
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1936
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The titular "fugitive from Chicago" is Michael Nissen (Gustav Froelich), who arrives in Germany to take charge of an...
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August P. Lemke
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1936
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The title translates as An Auto and No Money, which thoroughly describes the dilemma of hero Peter Knopf (Paul Kemp). A...
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Peter Knopf
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1936
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Paul Kemp plays the ironically named title character in the German comedy Der Mutige Seefahrer (The Brave Seaman). The joke,...
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Berthold Jebs
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1936
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Die Csardasfurstin (Czardas Princess) was adapted from the Emmerich Kalmann operetta of the same name. Marta Eggerth essays...
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Count Boni Kancsianu
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1935
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In this thriller, a corrupt business magnate wants to buy a financially troubled oil company. He hires a hitman to kill the...
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1933
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1933
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Gitta Alper is appropriately cast as Gitta, the singing sweetheart of composer Fred (Paul Kemp). Thanks to Gitta's...
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Fred
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1932
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Sehnsucht 202 (Longing 202) is all about a not-so-slight misunderstanding. A pretty young millionairess places an "Object:...
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1932
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Filmed in 1932, Die Verkaufte Braut is Max Ophuls' own unique spin on the Smetana opera The Bartered Bride. The film is a...
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Wenzel
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1932
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Fritz Lang's classic early talkie crime melodrama is set in 1931 Berlin. The police are anxious to capture an elusive child...
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1931
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The title character in this German backstage musical is Grete Schubert (Else Elster), a pretty blonde who indeed has the...
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1931
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1931
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The title of this German comedy is derived from a colloquialism which translates as By the Skin of His Teeth. In the...
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1931
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The "great yearning" of the title refers to the desire of heroine Camilla Horn to become a famous movie star. Fortunately,...
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Mopp
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1931
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Lumpenbal (Vagabond's Ball) is another early-talkie German operetta, with music and farce dispensed in equal measure. An...
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1931
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Seitensprunge (Dodging) stars Oskar Sims and Gerda Maurus as a married couple accustomed to taking each other for granted....
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1931
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Meine Kusine aus Warschau (My Cousin From Warsaw) was based on a stage play by Louis Verneuil. It's a romantic farce, with...
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1931
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This German crime drama was based on a true story. Willy Forst stars as a poverty-stricken Italian glazier who falls in love...
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1931
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Die Schwebende Jungfrau (The Gliding Virgin) is based on the venerable stage comedy by Arnold and Bach. The humor is...
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1931
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(Dolly Macht Karrier) Dolly's Career top-bills the delightful Dolly Haas in the title role. It's a harmless little story...
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Jack
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1930
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The UFA movie studios are the setting for this intricate murder mystery. Frequent Fritz Lang leading lady Gerda Maurus stars...
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Production Manager
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1930
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1930
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