Writing
Adolf Lantz
Born — Died
1882-11-30 — 1949-08-19
Place of birth
Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria)
Known for
Writing
Credits
40 titles
Known for
7.3After committing a murder for his lover, Gloria, the famous painter Jack is forced to go underground. In the harbor district, he saves the poor Malaysian girl Song in front of two intrusive sailors. She loves him for it, and together Song and Jack appear in the tingle dungeon of the port, he as a knife artist, she as a dancer.
Song
1928
6.7Film version of the operetta by Emmerich Kalman. Victor has won 10 000 Mark with his ceiling painting. In the local pub, he celebrates his triumph. Countess Alexandra happens to drop into the pub too, and is thought to be a model by the sponsor of the prize, Count Meredith. Victor soon has to save her from an embarassing misunderstanding. The two men insult each other and Victor loses his prize.
The Carnival Fairy
1931
10.0A restaurant cashier, who has a mutual attraction to the restauranteur, has a secret passion for dance. As soon as she finishes work she is off down to the dance studio for a practice. She has a chance meeting with a handsome impresario, who promises to make her into the greatest dancer the world has ever known.
The Golden Butterfly
1926
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Her Dancing Partner
1925
7.0In this, her second silent film with Eichberg, Wong plays Princess Butterfly, an exotic Parisian fan dancer whose “death leap through a circle of naked swords” act goes tragically wrong. Blamed for the impalement of a fellow performer, she runs away and takes shelter with a handsome but starving painter who she brings luck.
Pavement Butterfly
1929
8.3The demonic Rasputin is poisoned but survives to continue seducing in evil ways, in this historical thriller.
Rasputin, Demon of the Women
1932
Behind the camera
7.3After committing a murder for his lover, Gloria, the famous painter Jack is forced to go underground. In the harbor district, he saves the poor Malaysian girl Song in front of two intrusive sailors. She loves him for it, and together Song and Jack appear in the tingle dungeon of the port, he as a knife artist, she as a dancer.
Song
1928
6.7Film version of the operetta by Emmerich Kalman. Victor has won 10 000 Mark with his ceiling painting. In the local pub, he celebrates his triumph. Countess Alexandra happens to drop into the pub too, and is thought to be a model by the sponsor of the prize, Count Meredith. Victor soon has to save her from an embarassing misunderstanding. The two men insult each other and Victor loses his prize.
The Carnival Fairy
1931
10.0A restaurant cashier, who has a mutual attraction to the restauranteur, has a secret passion for dance. As soon as she finishes work she is off down to the dance studio for a practice. She has a chance meeting with a handsome impresario, who promises to make her into the greatest dancer the world has ever known.
The Golden Butterfly
1926
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Her Dancing Partner
1925
7.0In this, her second silent film with Eichberg, Wong plays Princess Butterfly, an exotic Parisian fan dancer whose “death leap through a circle of naked swords” act goes tragically wrong. Blamed for the impalement of a fellow performer, she runs away and takes shelter with a handsome but starving painter who she brings luck.
Pavement Butterfly
1929
8.3The demonic Rasputin is poisoned but survives to continue seducing in evil ways, in this historical thriller.
Rasputin, Demon of the Women
1932
8.5A woman accompanies her husband to a party. Both leave with other partners.
That's All That Matters
1931
7.2Neglected by her husband, an ambitious lawyer, Irene seeks variety in Berlin's nightlife-- An evening of dancing, dolls, cocaine and immoral passion. Irene takes the "devious path" as she seeks to make her husband jealous.
The Devious Path
1928
7.0No synopsis available yet.
The Countess of Paris
1923
6.0A Chinese troupe star and the Grand Duke's adjutant fall in love, to tensions from both sides' respective comrades.
The Flame of Love
1930
8.0London at the time of the War of the Spanish Succession. Queen Anne's followers are divided into two factions: one side, led by Lord Bolingbroke, is pushing for peace talks and a quick reconciliation with France; the other side, led by the influential Duchess of Marlborough, is in favor of continuing the war. Queen Anne herself is still undecided, and so a game of intrigue unfolds at court between Bolingbroke and Marlborough, each trying to win the queen over to his side.
A Glass of Water
1923
10.0Fred von Wellingen is a wealthy industrialist, part of a large family-owned corporation. Fred has fallen for Lia, a comely bartender in the Berlin Cabaret. He proposes to her, much to the horror of his family, which considers Lia and her unsophisticated father far below their caste. The family convinces Fred to give up the girl in exchange for increased position and income in the company. But Fred's lapse is momentary, and he again pursues Lia. But she, by this time, has learned of his erstwhile agreement and has agreed to marry someone else.
Her Majesty Love
1933
10.0Heli's misfortune begins when her mother, the landlady, marries for the second time. The man is bossy and brutal. In an argument between stepfather and brother, Heli intervenes: She throws a hatchet, the stepfather falls and is killed.
Whirl of Youth
1928
7.0The husband of Countess Manon Moreau is found murdered. André Rabatin, who belongs to the same club as Count Moreau, is the suspect. Rabatin, a old-school gentleman, affirms his innocence to the widow and claims that the death of the count must have been a tragic accident. Manon believes Rabatin and begins to fall in love with him. But Rabatin himself suspects that she has murdered her husband.
The Tragedy of Love
1923
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Mensch gegen Mensch
1924
No synopsis available yet.
Die große und die kleine Welt
1921
No synopsis available yet.
Die Erbin von Tordis
1921
7.7Mismatched travellers are stranded overnight at a lonely rural railway station. They soon learn of local superstition about a phantom train which is said to travel these parts at dead of night, carrying ghosts from a long-ago train wreck in the area. The travelers eventually get to the bottom of the things that go bump in the night.
The Ghost Train
1927
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Une nuit au paradis
1932
7.0Elisabeth of Austria is a German movie with Lil Dagover as royalty Elisabeth who has many men to choose from.
Elisabeth of Austria
1931
10.0At the center of this social satire is the wealthy and bored couple Irene and Erik. When Erik meets Hilde, who comes from a humble background, one evening in a chic club, he sees an opportunity for the couple to sexually spice up their worn-out relationship and to escape through a ménage à trois.
Rags and Silk
1925
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Zopf und Schwert
1926
8.0Explores the ethics of a Berlin street during the Weimar era and the struggle for survival in a shady environment.
The Morals of the Alley
1925
10.0DANGEROUS PATHS marked the beginning of Henrik Galeen’s collaboration with Piel, which by 1931 had comprised a total of five films. The present film offers the opportunity to see screenwriter Galeen in front of the camera as the super-rich American Francis. The journeyman carpenter Harry is bewitched by Francis’s daughter Dorothy, whom he has to rescue from the clutches of dangerous hoodlums. The gang is also trying to steal the crown of a prince. Thus Harry finds himself in a sophisticated adventure that features spectacular nature shots (filmed in the Alps).
Dangerous Paths
1924
9.0No synopsis available yet.
The Catwalk
1915
6.1Hans, living in Vienna during the Great Depression, intends to drown himself in the river after losing his livelihood. While there he meets a girl named Anna after pulling her from the river.
Ray of Sunshine
1933
8.0In a Swiss winter resort, Lydia Boysen, who has just divorced from her husband, meets the young ski instructor Dagfin Holberg. It doesn't take long before they both fall in love with each other. One day her ex-husband Axel shows up, not long after he had tried to set Lydia up with the much older, rich Turkish man Sabi Bey. A little later, Alex Boysen is found lying dead in the snow. Dagfin and Lydia suspect each other of killing Boysen. To protect Lydia, Dagfin takes all the blame. Not entirely unselfish, he receives full support in his actions from Sabi Bey, who also promises to help Dagfin escape. The Turkish general hopes to get closer to his goal in this way and finally win Lydia over. Lydia, in turn, is ready to sacrifice herself for Dagfin. In order to be sure of Sabi Bey's support for the fugitive Dagfin, she follows the Muslim despot, who was once responsible for a massacre of Armenians and only narrowly escaped an assassination attempt, to his castle in southern Germany.
Souls Aflame
1926
9.0Based on the operetta of the same name.
The Prince's Child
1927
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Die geschiedene Frau
1926
No synopsis available yet.
Staatsanwalt Jordan
1926
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Haus Nummer 17
1928
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Der geheime Agent
1924
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Der lachende Ehemann
1926
9.0A psychological escapade when romance overwhelms.
Freie Liebe
1919
5.8A comedy of errors, whose main characters are a revue star Lidia Relska and the secretary of an oil tycoon Stefan. While in Cracow, the girl passes herself off as another person, which leads to many amusing misunderstandings, and this is only the beginning of the confusion.
Love Only Me
1935
No synopsis available yet.
Ilona
1923
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Elegantes Pack
1925
No synopsis available yet.
Tabitha, Stand Up
1922
No synopsis available yet.
Ledige Töchter
1926
Based on the play of the same name by Frank Wedekind.
Spring Awakening
1923
