In this dark comedy, a toymaker creates a mechanical doll that comes to life and causes chaos. The toymaker's apprentice gets caught up in a pursuit to find a wife, while monks from a nearby convent try to retrieve the doll. The story takes a twist when the doll is mistaken for a real woman. The film explores themes of love, marriage, and the pursuit of happiness.
An adaptation of the famous fairy tale.
The attractive Oberleutnant Paul Wendlandt is stationed in North Africa as a fighter pilot. While in Berlin to deliver a report he is given a day's leave, and on the stage of the cabaret theatre "Skala" sees the popular Danish singer Hanna Holberg. For Paul it is love at first sight. When Hanna visits friends after the end of the performance, he follows her, and speaks to her in the U-Bahn. After the party in her friends' flat, he accompanies her home and chance throws them further together when an air raid warning forces them to take cover in the air raid shelter. Hanna reciprocates Paul's feelings, but after a night spent together Paul has to return immediately to the front. There now follows a whole series of misunderstandings, and one missed opportunity after another. While Hanna waits in vain for some sign of life from Paul, he is flying on missions in North Africa. When he tries to visit her in her Berlin flat, she is giving a Christmas concert in Paris.
In The Wildcat, a jilted groom finds himself trapped in a room with a group of bandits. Together, they embark on a series of hilarious escapades involving stolen jewelry, seduction, and mistaken identities. This silent film showcases German expressionism and features action-heroine Pola Negri.
The Oyster Princess is a silent comedy film that tells the story of a wealthy princess who is on the quest to find a suitable husband. Set in a world of excessive wealth and capitalism, the princess goes to extreme lengths to find her ideal spouse. Along the way, she encounters various comedic situations, including a boxing match and a mistaken identity. This German expressionism film is a satirical take on royalty and explores themes of wealth, class, and marriage.
Adaptation of Seeliger's novel, starting production in 1943, finished by DEFA studios after the war.
In 'I Don't Want to Be a Man,' a young woman named Ossi decides to disguise herself as a man after she becomes frustrated with the limitations placed on women in society. As she navigates her new identity, she discovers the freedom and opportunities that being a man affords her. However, complications arise when she falls in love with her guardian, who is unaware of her true gender. This silent film explores themes of gender roles, identity, and the power dynamics between men and women.
Hundstage (1944) is a comedy-drama movie that takes place in a small town. The story revolves around the challenges faced by married couples and their friendships. The movie showcases the ups and downs of relationships, portraying the joys and sorrows of everyday life in a humorous yet realistic manner.
Acrobat assumes identity of jailed fellow-artist to take over a theatre which had been bequeathed to him. He is suspected of murdering the acrobat but is cleared in the end.
Blonde goddess Marika Rökk plays Julia Koster, a ravishing red-headed musical revue star and her opening number, "At Night It Isn't Right To Be Alone", playing to a packed theater, is both an eye-popper and a jaw-dropper.
In a cosmopolitan city vaudeville theatre, meeting place of the most successful artistes, the art shooter gets in suspicion to have committed a murderous poster on his jealous partner. - Not particularly successful mixture of vaudeville theatre numbers, artiste's destiny and crime film tension, on an average produced and played. A production rotated in Budapest with the popular dancer La Jana.