Ernst Rückert

As a young couple stops and rests in a small village inn, the man is abducted by Death and is sequestered behind a huge doorless, windowless wall. The woman finds a mystic entrance and is met by Death, who tells her three separate stories set in exotic locales, all involving circumstances similar to hers.

a movie by Heinz Paul

The gorgeous 40-year-old Elsie Lindtner lives in a beautiful house, and is married to a respectable university professor. And yet, there’s something that nags her. She’s about to reach “the dangerous age”, when beauty begins to fade and boredom kicks in. She falls in love with a younger man and divorces her husband, but ends up hiding away in a country house where she can age in secret. (Stumfilm.dk)

The story of Romeo and Juliet, a tale as old as time-- Here, played as farcical lark: A goofy comedy of manners set in a snowy Bavarian village.

German silent film about the life of Martin Luther

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The beautiful Evelyne Schratt, who has many admirerers, and whose two husbands both died under mysterious circumstances, is giving a reception. When one of her admirers is found stabbed to death in a room upstairs, the police detains everyone in the house and begins an interrogation (oh goody: does dinner come with this mystery theatre, too?). Evelyne admits, that the murdered man tried to blackmail about some information he had about the death of the two husbands.

A spirited young countess defies social conventions by climbing trees and dancing with peasant children. During a countryside outing, she meets a charming stranger-unaware he's a prince-and later encounters him again at court.

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German colonial soldiers fight against the British during World War I.

St. Pauli, the place of unrestrained exuberance, but also of the strangest crimes: Here - as in almost no other place on the continent - you will find rich and poor, high and low. Here you meet the greats of the world as well as those who shy away from the light. This movie will interest many people who are from the big city, and even more so those who are not yet familiar with the dangers of the big city. Everyone should watch this program, which was produced with the participation and cooperation of the Hamburg security and port police, in order to be more careful in big cities.

Lotte Wohlfahrt, the typist, is just like all the young women of the petty bourgeoisie of that era, who dream only of happiness, prosperity, and a nice young man.

Judith, Count Robert de Bertan's daughter, is on holiday with her friend Louise and her father Marquis Emile de Fers. Meanwhile, banker Charles Delcourt has introduced De Bertan to the owner of a gambling-and-dance hall, Olga Tatschowas. De Bertan, unaware that his banker has lost the capital he gave him to invest at Olga's gambling tables, falls in love with Olga. He marries her, unaware that he is the victim of a plot hatched by Delcourt and Olga, who desires a title and De Bertan's possession.

Film by Richard Oswald.

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A young engineer falls in love with the Russian countess Tatiana. Their relationship describes the turbulent times of Russia, when it entered the war and later the Revolution. In addition, the monk Rasputin has an important place in the story.

The story of medical student Sonja Smirnow and her family.

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A middle-class man falls in love with a woman from a more ordinary background, and they end up working in a variety act where they sink into alcoholism. He then kills another man whom he mistakenly believes is a rival.