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Die Carmen von St. Pauli (1928)
Character: Cylist
When Hamburg ship's mate Klaus Brandt catches a thief one night at the port, his downfall is pre-ordained. For the thief turns out to be a young, attractive woman and the otherwise upright sailor allows her to slip away. Jenny is the star of a local dive bar, with a side-line in smuggling.
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…heute abend bei mir (1934)
Character: Graf Mario Valoni, Pilot
A very naive Viennese vinyl records saleswoman falls in love with a well-mannered young man. Due to a combination of circumstances, she was involved in the endless series of accidents, intrigues and piquant situations perfectly emphasized by the morals of those times, a subtle satire on the bourgeoisie and an atmosphere of innocent romance.
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Kleine Mutti (1935)
Character: Alexander Berkhoff
A girl from a boarding school finds a baby and has to keep it because she seems to be the real mother to everyone.
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Mädchenjahre einer Königin (1936)
Character: Prinz Albert von Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha
After her Prime Minister Lord Melbourne arranges a marriage for her with the German Prince Albert, the young Queen Victoria decides to leave London and spend some time in Kent. While there she meets a handsome young German and falls in love, unaware that he is her intended husband Albert.
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Mon béguin (1931)
Character: Tristan
A wealthy, beautiful, and divorced countess pretends to be a laborer in front of a conservatory student, who pretends to her that he is the lord of the castle. However, he is the nephew of countess' own castle manager.
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Turbine (1941)
Character: N/A
Giovanna leaves her husband and son for a short holiday and casually finds an old boyfriend in trouble.
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Herz ist Trumpf (1934)
Character: Bert Reno, Hotelbesitzer
Hotel tycoon Paulsen re-meets an old flame who mistakes him for a waiter. Paulsen's daughter Toni likes hotelier Reno and accepts to work for him as a waitress and chambermaid because she wants to be loved for herself, not her money.
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Pechmarie (1934)
Character: Peter
A young woman from the Berlin slums gets her chance to move into a new suburban home with her boyfriend, when she wins a lottery.
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Der Außenseiter (1935)
Character: Hans Rückert
Peter Bang, a journeyman carpenter who knows absolutely nothing about horses, wins the trust of Toni—a mare that had broken loose—and gently leads her back to her stud farm. There, he is offered a job as a stable hand, as he clearly possesses a special knack for handling horses. Peter accepts the offer but notices that the jockey, Otto Burian, treats the mare rather roughly. Believing that Otto’s colleague, Hans Rückert, has a better way with horses, he secretly arranges for Hans to train with the mare.
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Die Nacht mit dem Kaiser (1936)
Character: Heinz Heckmann
A dancing girl succeeds in getting Napoleon, in 1808, to pardon her lover, a German artist who has drawn an unflattering caricature of the French emperor during his Erfurt conference with the Czar and several local princes.
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Schneider Wibbel (1939)
Character: André
During the Napoleonic occupation of the German states in 1812, a tailor by the name of Anton Wibbel is sentenced to sit in jail for insulting the Emperor. The tailor manages to get out of this by paying off a friend to go to prison in his place. But then, the "phony" prisoner suddenly dies in his cell and everyone now thinks Wibbel is dead.
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Der Bund der Drei (1929)
Character: Henri Renard
A waitress plans revenge on the man whom she believes killed her mother.
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La signora di tutti (1934)
Character: Roberto Nanni
Gaby is expelled from school after a married teacher commits suicide after telling her he can't live without her. Though she has done nothing, she is punished for his act.
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Andalusische Nächte (1938)
Character: Don José
When the dancer Carmen visits the bullfighter Antonio, who has stabbed a gypsy, in prison, she meets the dragoon brigadier José. The two immediately take a liking to each other, and from that day on, José often visits the café where Carmen dances. When Carmen injures another dancer in a jealous quarrel, José is ordered to arrest her...
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Das Herz der Königin (1940)
Character: David Riccio
As the title "The Queen's Heart" suggests, this early German black and white version of Mary Queen of Scott's eventful reign and death focuses on her emotional perception rather lyrically, with some songs, mainly by her.
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Mamma (1941)
Character: Giulio Roero
Matilde Sarni lives in her villa near Rome. She has a son who has just married Donata and who is coming home after a series of recitals in the States. Mario, her son, is a famous opera singer and he is twenty years older than his wife. Besides Donata doesn't like country life. So when Mario leaves for a tour of recitals and Donata meets Giulio...
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