
Willy Fritsch
Actor · 1901 – 1973 · Kattowitz, Upper Silesia, Germany [now Katowice, Slaskie, Poland]
Willy Fritsch war der bekannteste deutsche Schauspieler neben Hans Albers und Heinz Rühmann in den vierziger Jahren, er drehte mehrere Filme mit Lillian Harvey bis diese nach Frankreich emigrierte Er ist der Vater des Schauspielers Thomas Fritsch
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Movie7.2DramaScience FictionA scientist discovers that there's gold on the moon. He builds a rocket to fly there, but there's too much rivalry among the crew to have a successful expedition.
Movie7.5DramaHistoryThe film depicts the love affair between William I and Elisa Radziwill.
Movie8.0ComedyMusicSchön muß man sein
1951 · 1 votes
Movie8.0DramaGeliebte Welt
1942 · 1 votes
Movie10.0RomanceDramaMaud Goodin is the daughter of a millionaire, content with her present life, but she is an interesting conquest for those wants to get on the social ladder.
Miss Venus
1921 · 1 votes
Movie7.3ThrillerRomanceThe mastermind behind a ubiquitous spy operation learns of a dangerous romance between a Russian lady in his employ and a dashing agent from the government's secret service.
Movie7.4ComedyMusicYoung Count Georg Wolkersheim is sent to the Congress of Vienna to represent the interests of his country, Reuss-Schleiz-Greiz. Tensions arise between the count, his wife Melanie, and their two chamberlains, and when the four attend a court ball, Melanie leaves Georg, assumes the identity of a famous actress, and attracts the affections of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria.
- Movie9.0
The Girl with a Patron (German: Das Mädchen mit der Protektion) is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Max Mack and starring Ossi Oswalda, Willy Fritsch, and Nora Gregor. It was one of a number of popular comedies released by UFA during the era alongside its more prestigious art films.
Movie3.1ComedyA re-edited U.S. release of the 1958 West German film Mit Eva fing die Sünde an (Sin Began with Eve), The Bellboy and the Playgirls (1962) features roughly fifteen minutes of new color footage directed by Francis Ford Coppola and edited by Jack Hill. The added material follows a bellboy who dreams of becoming a private detective and spies on a group of women at the hotel—lingerie sales representatives who give him more than enough to investigate.
The Bellboy and the Playgirls
1962 · 13 votes
Movie6.5ComedyRomanceWilliam MacPhab loses seven-pounds in the stock market and decides to slap the man who was responsible for the stock manipulation that caused him to lose his money. Astor Terbanks, the stock-market manipulator is surprised the next day when he gets soundly slapped by MacPhab, and the latter promises to deliver one more a day for the next six days. Terbank's daughter, Daisy, is amused by the procedure and is attracted to MacPhab.
- Movie6.0Comedy
Dietz' relatives are horrified to discover that Dietz, the son of a wealthy merchant, is planning to marry an actress, who is known to appear in rather daring roles. Dietz finds a way to escape from a gathering over coffee, during which he's supposed to be introduced to "decent ladies". After all, his great love is waiting for him somewhere else.
Das leichte Mädchen
1940 · 2 votes
Movie6.5FamilyRomanceSchwarzwaldmelodie
1956 · 5 votes
Movie5.8ComedyPrince Alexander loves the commoner Vera and defies his uncle the Tzar as well as his peers by arranging his wedding. But Vera leaves him because she does not want to be the cause of him spending the rest of his life as a social outcast.
Dreimal Hochzeit
1941 · 5 votes
Movie9.0ComedyDuring rehearsals for a provocative stage play, director Gregor clashes with young actress Dinah, who resists performing an intimate love scene. To challenge her views, he guides the cast through a series of imaginative theatrical tableaux spanning the history of love, art, and desire. As rehearsal and fantasy blur, past ideals confront modern attitudes, forcing the actors to reconsider what intimacy and morality mean both onstage and off.
Movie7.0MusicComedySchwarzwälder Kirsch
1958 · 3 votes
Movie6.2RomanceMusicA seductive dancer (Marika Rökk) helps her uncle to fight against the closing of his casino. Through her feminine charm she achieves diplomatic success.
Movie6.9RomanceComedyAfter completing work on the British musical Invitation to the Waltz, Lillian Harvey returned to her adopted country of Germany to star in the comedy-with-music Glueckskinder (Children of Fortune). Harvey plays Ann Garden, an unemployed actress who ends up in night court on a loitering charge. Here she meets Gil Taylor (Willy Fritsch), a struggling songwriter temporarily employed as a court reporter. Hoping to keep her out of jail, Gil impulsively tells the judge that he's engaged to Ann -- whereupon the judge, equally impulsively, marries the couple on the spot! After this inauspicious start, Ann and Gil embark upon a rocky (but tuneful) whirlwind romance.
- Movie6.3Drama
A love story between officer von Warp coming from a wealthy family and salesgirl Therese. When the social rules of the time would force the officer to resign from service in order to marry Therese the situation becomes tense.
Die Geliebte
1939 · 4 votes
Movie7.6ComedyMusicLamenting Thebian women are waiting for the men to come back from war. God Jupiter is attracted to one of them: Alkmene. He goes to earth and tries to seduce her as himself: an old man. Failing in this, he disguises himself as Amphitryon (Alkemene's husband) and tries again. Next morning Amphitryon and his men come back from war; he suspects adultery and wants a divorce. Jupiter's wife Juno now also comes to earth and clears things up.
Movie6.1ComedyDramaWilly, Kurt and Hans are broke, so they sell their car and open a filling station. Then, they all fall in love with the same girl.
Movie5.5RomanceThe young Monika Dahlhoff returns from the USA after two years. As soon as she arrives, she learns that her father wants to sell his traditional stud farm, because he has quarreled with the members of the equestrian club. Accordingly annoyed is the old Dahlhoff, when his daughter just fell in love with the son of his greatest enemy. In the annual "Hubertusjagd" there is a dramatic encounter between the men.
Hubertusjagd
1959 · 2 votes
Movie10.0Music1847. Franz Liszt meets the beautiful princess Caroline von Sayn-Wittgenstein in Kiev. The two fall in love, but the princess is forced to marry an elderly general. When the revolution breaks out in Hungary, she flees with Franz Liszt to Weimar. They also ask the Pope to annul Caroline's unhappy marriage, a question that remains unanswered for the time being. Can Liszt and his princess stay together for long?
Movie8.2ComedyMusicThe quarrel between the waltz king Joseph Lanner and his still unknown violinist Johann Strauss. It comes to a break. Strauss is engaged in London and has his first successes there. Thanks to the initially unfortunate intervention of Lanner's daughter, a reconciliation is finally achieved.
Movie10.0ComedyMathilde Kratzer owns the entertainment venue "Bei Mathilde" (At Mathilde's). Her roommate Max also has a financial stake in the establishment, but only as a silent partner, which is why he works either as Mathilde's servant or as the bouncer. He would love to rename the venue "Bei Max und Mathilde" (At Max and Mathilde's), but Mathilde would rather return his investment. Because she can't afford to do so, Max is in financial trouble and is being relentlessly pursued by the tax authorities.
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