The Emperor of China hears a nightingale sing, and decides to capture her, yet he fails. So he tries at least to have her call imitated, yet there everybody at his court fails, so he offers a prize for success in this - the marriage with his daughter. Two Europeans hear of it - a Mr. Tri-Ergon (record label) and a Mr. Trichter (recording horn). Both try with their recording devices to cut a record of the Nightingale.
Commercial for the GESOLEI health and art exhibition in Düsseldorf.
Advertising for the 7th War Loan. Animation with intertitles in verse form, altering the expression of John Bull by the respective war bonds into a grimace.
Maggi ad by Pinschewer.
Avantgarde film about an exhibition.
Restaurant, sun and acrobatics to enjoy sunny holidays.
Chocolate bars launch on skis from the Suchard factory. When they land, the public applauds, grabs the bars, and eats the chocolate with distinct pleasure.
Aegir, King of the Oceans, tours Germany because he's concerned about negative rumors concerning the homeland's war effort.
Beyer ad by Pinschewer.
Among Lotte Reiniger's commissioned pieces are several advertising films for the Julius Pinschewer agency, including: "Das Geheimnis der Marquisin" (The Secret of the Marquise) for Nivea skin cream and "Die Barcarole" (The Barcarole) for Pralinés Mauxion dessert. Other pieces commissioned by Pinschewer (e.g. a commercial for ink) are considered lost. "Die Barcarole" is an unusual take on the "Romeo and Juliet" theme, with the suitors arriving in Venetian gondolas (a barcarole is a musical piece whose measure is designed to resemble the swaying of a gondola).
Kupferberg ad by Pinschewer.
Excelsior ad by Pinschewer.
Animated film about railways in Switzerland.
Henkel ad by Pinschewer.