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Königin einer Nacht (1951)
Character: Anna Silvana, Prinzessin von Este-Parma
Duke Ferdinand of Novara-Liechtenstein flees the duchy to avoid an arranged marriage with princess Anna Silvana of Este-Parma. He loses his papers on the flight and is treated as an imposter at the inn where he stays. The princess is hot on his heels, and ends up staying at the same inn under an assumed name. Mayhem ensues.
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Leckerbissen (1948)
Character: Self - film scenes (archive footage)
"Gems" - Embedded in a frame story, the film shows excerpts from 18 entertainment films of the time, among others, "The Gypsy Baron", "The Three Codonas", "La Habanera", "Viennese Blood", "Sophienlund", and "Mask in Blue".
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Der Weg ins Freie (1941)
Character: N/A
In Vienna, during the 1848 Revolution, opera singer Antonia Corvelli marries Detlev von Blossin, a rich landowner. But, as she refuses to give up her career, her infuriated husband returns to Pomerania without her. After falling into the clutches of the cruel and wicked count Stefan Oginski, whose lover she unfortunately becomes, Antonia has no other choice but to pass for dead in order to escape him. She then returns to Italy where she joins small theater companies under various aliases. Until one day she is overtaken by her fate...
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Hochzeit auf Bärenhof (1942)
Character: Roswitha
Lothar von Pütz and Roswitha von Krakow fall in love and only then discover that their fathers are bitter enemies. When Lothar's father dies, a close friend of his father's, Baron Maximilian von Hanckel, takes the boy under his wing and tries to make peace between the families. He visits Roswitha's father, who begins to hope that he can marry his daughter to the older, but wealthy, baron, who is still a bachelor. When an argument breaks out between Lothar and Roswitha, she agrees to marry Maximilian. It is only at the pre-wedding party that Roswitha and Lothar have a real conversation. Maximilian overhears everything, releases Roswitha from her vows, and brings the two young people together.
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Die Herrin vom Sölderhof (1955)
Character: Christa von Soldern
Dr. Stefan Heim, a war veteran, falls in love with hotel owner Christa von Söldern. Together, they build a future for themselves: Stefan opens his own practice, the two start a family, and their happiness seems complete. But dark clouds soon gather—unexpected problems put their lives to the test and shake their idyllic world to its core.
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Geheimnisvolle Tiefe (1949)
Character: Cornelia
Dr. Wittich is a passionate speleologist who spends more time on his research than on his fiancée Cornelia. As a result, she turns to the rich industrialist Roy, whom she eventually marries. But her heart actually belongs to the explorer and so she is drawn back to him.
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Das Leben kann so schön sein (1938)
Character: Nora Kramer, Näherin
The young marriage of the insurance agent Hannes and his wife Nora is being worn down by financial difficulties and overcrowded living conditions. Hannes is unable to sell enough policies and life becomes ever worse for the two. Nora attempts to earn some extra money, but even that proves to be a burden on their relationship, not the least because her boss is hitting up on her. She's expecting Hannes' child, too, but he is starting to turn further and further away from her.
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Fräulein (1939)
Character: Annemarie Tessmer
Miss Annemarie Tessmer is a clerk in the house of the manufacturer Herman Schilling and she is indispensable. She is exploited by all the family members and her own life is completely in the background. Herman Schilling wants his daughter Thea merry with the representative for foreign affairs Dr. Richard Rauch. However, after a number of dramatic complications, Richard chooses for the good, selfless and hardworking Annemarie.
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Frau Sixta (1938)
Character: Otti, ihre Tochter
The story of the upright Mrs. Sixta, who in 1861 ran the post office in a village in the Otztaler Alps right on the Italian border. When her husband dies, she must also take care of the farm. The mayor, Forcher, hopes to make her his wife. But then a stranger arrives with the stagecoach, the mayor must contend with a rival .
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Haus Vaterland (1983)
Character: N/A
From 1928 to 1943, Haus Vaterland was a large restaurant and entertainment palace in Berlin on Potsdamer Platz, originally run by Kempinksi, with around one million visitors per year, which can be regarded as the forerunner of today's event gastronomy. In the guest rooms there were a variety of theme restaurants, including the Palmensaal, a dance hall, where in addition to musical and artistic events, demonstrations and variety programs. The visitors of Haus Vaterland were mainly tourists from outside Berlin.
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Die unruhigen Mädchen (1938)
Character: Hilde / F: Lina
Four orphaned friends move after the Abitur, supported by the janitor of her school, together in a flat and look for work to be able to finance her study. Two make the acquaintance of a frivolous young baron. One shoots in her outrage at him, nevertheless, is acquitted in court. - Stereotyped Jung's girl's cheap sensationalism, broken up by popular comic. Hans Moser stands out by his delightful character comic. The last in Austria produced film before the invasion of the armed forces ('Wehrmacht').
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Sag die Wahrheit (1946)
Character: Singer
Peter's fiancee Maria is chronically lying and hides her little affairs. To change this, Peter bets that he is going to tell everyone the truth for 24 hours. The consequences are catastrophic.
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Drei Väter um Anna (1939)
Character: Anna
A cabaret singer entrusts her illegitimate daughter to a country doctor but doesn't say which of three friends of his is the father. Rumors are spread and relationships are strained until one man admits the truth.
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Bal paré (1940)
Character: Tanzelevin Maxi Brunnhuber
At the turn of the century in Munich, a ballerina accepts the sponsorship of an older industrialist but also spends time with his son.
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Mutter sein dagegen sehr (1951)
Character: Florentine
Widow Florentine adopted three children. They fear for the love of their new mother when she falls in love with the architect Curt May. With united strength they want to drive him out of the house.
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Ännchen von Tharau (1954)
Character: Anna "Ännchen" Wittkuhn
After fleeing from East Prussia, waitress Ännchen has found a new home in a West German wine town. She looks after a young war orphan. One day his missing father turns up. He falls in love with Ännchen.
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U-Boote westwärts! (1941)
Character: Irene Winterfeld
This Nazi propaganda film follows the exploits of a German submarine as it prowls the North Atlantic.
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Noch 'ne Oper (1979)
Character: Prompter
In this hilarious opera parody, Loriot delivers a comedic take on the pretentiousness of the operatic world. The plot revolves around a fictional opera production that spirals into absurdity as egos clash, misunderstandings abound, and everything goes hilariously wrong. Through a series of farcical and exaggerated situations, Loriot brilliantly mocks the pomp and circumstance of opera while showcasing his signature dry humor and love for absurdity. Noch 'ne Oper is a sharp and witty satire of high culture’s often ridiculous nature.
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Hitlers Hollywood (2017)
Character: Various Roles (archive footage)
Film journalist and critic Rüdiger Suchsland examines German cinema from 1933, when the Nazis came into power, until 1945, when the Third Reich collapsed. (A sequel to From Caligari to Hitler, 2015.)
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Bel Ami (1939)
Character: Suzanne
Shortly after being demobilized, Georges Duroy becomes aware of his power over women in the arms of Rachel, a young singer. Thanks to his good looks and his charming manners and his unabashed cynicism he will rapidly rise to the top by courtesy of women women (Mme Walter, Clotilde, Madeleine), from journalist to member of Parliament to cabinet minister. But it is also the fair sex that will cause his fall in the end.
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Wunschkonzert (1940)
Character: Inge
The young, attractive Inge Wagner becomes acquainted with Herbert Koch during the Berlin Olympics, his flight officer insignia having first caught her eye. Sparks fly immediately between the two and they soon decide to marry. But Herbert is called off on a secret mission in Spain.
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Münchhausen (1943)
Character: Prinzessin Isabella d’Este
Legendary, immortal nobleman Baron Munchausen regales a lovestruck woman with tales of his amazing adventures.
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Epilog - Das Geheimnis der Orplid (1950)
Character: N/A
The reporter Peter Zabel stumbles upon the sinking of the luxury yacht Orplid in Hamburg on August 14, 1949. The ship went down with a wedding party run by artists on a pleasure trip from Hamburg to Scotland . In spite of good weather and no technical problems. Out of personal curiosity, Zabel starts researching. Could the sinking of Orplid have political reasons? A German political thriller and film noir inspired by Carol Reed's "The Third Man".
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Wir machen Musik (1942)
Character: Anni Pichler
Caught at the window just before an air-raid warning (WWII) composer Paul tells how he met his wive Anni, a revue star and song writer, how he handled the courtship and the early years of his marriage, inspite of some professional conflicts - his operas were flops, while his wive had one success after the other - they finally found out how they could help each other.
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Ihr erstes Erlebnis (1939)
Character: Marianne Schäfer
A young country woman in Paris is temporarily drawn to her married, middle aged art teacher before she realizes she belongs instead with people her own age.
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Große Freiheit Nr. 7 (1944)
Character: Gisa Häuptlein
Singing sailor Hannes, who now entertains the crowd at St. Pauli's Hippodrome after years at sea, promises his dying brother that he will take care of his ex-girlfriend Gisa. Taking Gisa to Hamburg to live with him, Hannes quickly falls in love with her, but soon has to face Gisa's affection for another man, Willem.
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Der Vogelhändler (1953)
Character: Fürstin Marie-Louise
So that a bird dealer can finally marry his beloved, who works at the post office, she wants to get him a position at court, but she is wrongly suspected of having had an affair with the prince, a notorious womanizer.
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Die Hallo-Sisters (1990)
Character: Babsie
A run-down former radio producer persuades two quarrelsome 1950s stars to try their comeback on nationwide television...
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