Fritz Spira
Actor · 1877 – 1943 · Vienna, Austria
Movies24
Movie6.5ComedyRomanceA Hungarian countess, wanting to dissuade unwanted suitors, announces her engagement to a fictional count Zsupán. Things go awry when a count Zsupán shows up, having heard of his engagement in the papers.
Gräfin Mariza
1925 · 2 votes
Movie9.0Die Perle
1914 · 1 votes
Movie8.0DramaDas Schicksal derer von Habsburg
1928 · 1 votes
Movie7.0Comedy
Movie7.5ComedyA feature-length jewish joke: The heavily indebted Sami Bambus fakes his death, so that his debts are taken over by the greedy heirs, led by the scrounger Prellstein. The putative heir also brings speculators to the scene, and the general confusion can ultimately only be reconciled by the summoned uncle Salomon and by Samis' return from the dead.
Movie8.3DramaThe demonic Rasputin is poisoned but survives to continue seducing in evil ways, in this historical thriller.
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Movie6.2ComedyAlso known as Darling of the Gods, this was Emil Jannings' second talkie appearance. Jannings stars as famed operatic singer Albert Winkelmann, who is greeted with cheers, applause and romantic propositions whenever he performs in his native Vienna. But when he embarks on a tour of South America, tragedy strikes. The sweltering climate causes Winkelmann to lose his voice on stage, a disaster met with hoots and cat-calls. Dispirited he returns to Europe, where he soon learns that no one is aware of what happened in South America. Intending to retire so as not to be exposed to further humiliation, Winkelmann is goaded back on stage -- where, miraculously, his gorgeous voice returns.
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Freund Ripp
1923
- Movie10.0Documentary
Film by Biebrach and Rikli.
Am Rande der Sahara
1930 · 1 votes
Movie8.7DramaMusicViennese Waltz or Johann Strauss, Royal and Imperial Court Musician is a 1932 German historical musical film directed by Conrad Wiene and starring Michael Bohnen, Lee Parry and Paul Hörbiger.
Movie9.0Comedy
Movie8.0MusicIn a small Hungarian village, a priest discovers a girl named Gitta who can sing beautifully. He takes Gitta with him and turns her into a celebrated revue star. After a quarrel with the priest, she runs away and meets a young composer named Peter, who does not know that she is a successful singer.
Movie7.0ComedyIn her only self-produced film, Ruth Weyher plays the wife of a bankrupt night editor who secretly performs as a vaudeville dancer to alleviate his financial woes. Her stuffy husband, however, believes she inherited money from a wealthy aunt. When the supposedly dead aunt suddenly appears on the doorstep, a turbulent game of hide-and-seek ensues...
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German film
Wer hat Bobby gesehen?
1930 · 1 votes
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Die dritte Eskadron
1926 · 1 votes
Movie7.0Va Banque
1930 · 1 votes
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Die Augen der Maske
1920 · 1 votes
Movie7.0ComedyRomanceAn emancipated Princess, who has just returned home to her court in the Balkans from England, goes in disguise to a servants’ bal and falls in love with an alleged caterer, who turns out next day to be a lieutenant of the guard. Without letting on to her masquerade, she makes sure he climbs the ranks quickly. At the same time, she tries to thwart her engagement to an unpopular prince.
- Movie9.0Drama
Die Nacht im Forsthaus
1933 · 1 votes
Movie8.0DramaMusical extravaganza, also filmed in a French language version, based on the life of Johann Strauss.
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Movie9.0Drama- Movie10.0
Wenn die Mutter und die Tochter
1928 · 1 votes