Acting

Else Reval

Born — Died

1893-06-14 — 1978-01-25

Place of birth

Berlin, Germany

Known for

Acting

Credits

60 titles

Known for

Lady's Choice poster
10.0

Mathilde Kratzer owns the entertainment venue "Bei Mathilde" (At Mathilde's). Her roommate Max also has a financial stake in the establishment, but only as a silent partner, which is why he works either as Mathilde's servant or as the bouncer. He would love to rename the venue "Bei Max und Mathilde" (At Max and Mathilde's), but Mathilde would rather return his investment. Because she can't afford to do so, Max is in financial trouble and is being relentlessly pursued by the tax authorities.

Lady's Choice

1953

Am Brunnen vor dem Tore poster
6.0

The vagabonds Tünnes, Nachtigall, and Hans come upon a small town during their travels, where they use the first unoccupied house they find as a place to sleep. When the homeowner, Georg Straaten, unexpectedly returns from a long journey, the vagabonds are relieved to find that they are not arrested, but instead hired as help at the inn run by the young Inge Bachner.

Am Brunnen vor dem Tore

1952

No artwork available
8.0

A woman discovers after she has just married him, that her husband is abusive, and she tries to get away.

Honeymoon

1936

The Mystery of the Red Cat poster
8.0

“The Red Cat” is a seedy dive. The rich American, Jefferson, who shows up there one day with his family and who recently became the proud owner of the famous Halifax emerald, particularly attracts the attention of the patrons of the “Cat”. One of them approaches the Americans disguised as a marquis, but he has not reckoned with Jefferson’s daughter, Jessie.

The Mystery of the Red Cat

1931

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Peter spielt mit dem Feuer

1938

No artwork available
7.0

At the behest of the financially strapped Duke, his nephew, Crown Prince Rudolf, is to marry someone of suitable rank. But Rudolf has no interest whatsoever in his uncle's plans and works under his commoner's name as an engineer in a car factory. Then a certain Count Rasumirski appears before the Duke and explains that the famous operetta diva Vera Naldi is actually a Russian princess who knows nothing of her origins. They hatch a plan to marry Rudolf off to her. But at the theater, Rudolf falls not for the singer, but for the secretary. Instead, Rudolf's other uncle begins to take an interest in Vera. Then, however, it turns out that Rasumirski is an imposter and Vera is not a princess at all...

Frühlingsluft

1938

Film credits

1950s · 14 titles

Lady's Choice poster
10.0

Mathilde Kratzer owns the entertainment venue "Bei Mathilde" (At Mathilde's). Her roommate Max also has a financial stake in the establishment, but only as a silent partner, which is why he works either as Mathilde's servant or as the bouncer. He would love to rename the venue "Bei Max und Mathilde" (At Max and Mathilde's), but Mathilde would rather return his investment. Because she can't afford to do so, Max is in financial trouble and is being relentlessly pursued by the tax authorities.

Lady's Choice

1953

Am Brunnen vor dem Tore poster
6.0

The vagabonds Tünnes, Nachtigall, and Hans come upon a small town during their travels, where they use the first unoccupied house they find as a place to sleep. When the homeowner, Georg Straaten, unexpectedly returns from a long journey, the vagabonds are relieved to find that they are not arrested, but instead hired as help at the inn run by the young Inge Bachner.

Am Brunnen vor dem Tore

1952

Die Privatsekretärin poster
7.0

Determined Gerda Weber travels to the big city and locates at a girl's pension. She soon finds job as a secretary in a big business thanks to her optimism and wits, and ends dating her boss after mistaking him for a companion. They share an evening of music and dancing, after which she discovers who he really is.

Die Privatsekretärin

1953

Mailman Mueller poster
6.0

Postman Titus Müller returns from his daily rounds with a letter that will change the course of his modest provincial existence.

Mailman Mueller

1953

Meine 16 Söhne poster
8.0

Film about a music competition.

Meine 16 Söhne

1956

Auf der Reeperbahn nachts um halb eins poster
6.8

After many years on the oceans, sailor Hannes Wedderkamp has finally returned to Hamburg. On St. Pauli, Hannes sings songs from the sea in the hippodrome of his best friend Pitter Breuer on the Reeperbahn with the "Quetschkommode" songs and cares for the audience.

Auf der Reeperbahn nachts um halb eins

1954

The Heath Is Green poster
5.2

After the end of World War II Lüder Lüdersen, the former owner of a feudal estate in the East, and his daughter Helga arrive as refugees in the Lüneburg Heath. While living a seemingly happy life on the estate of his cousin, Lüdersen hides a dark secret: he is a poacher.

The Heath Is Green

1951

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Geliebter Schatten

1953

Der Hauptmann und sein Held poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Der Hauptmann und sein Held

1955

Miracles Still Happen poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Miracles Still Happen

1951

No artwork available
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Der Tag vor der Hochzeit

1952

Von Liebe reden wir später poster
10.0

The beautician Angela Bell, a well-off middle-aged lady, and the respected fashion doctor Prof. Christian Hollmann would like to get married, but there is a catch: Hollmann is still married to his somewhat annoying wife Margot. Angela, however, has to get married as soon as possible because as a foreigner she will lose her work permit if she does not become a German citizen soon. The couple then come up with the idea of ​​​​marrying Angela to the German bachelor Jonny Pitter, a writer - a sham marriage with no dishonorable consequences, of course. What neither Angela nor Prof. Hollmann suspect is that Jonny has been in love with Angela for some time

Von Liebe reden wir später

1953

Hooray, It's a Boy! poster
8.0

The honest Professor Weber sees his happy family life at risk when a young man appears.

Hooray, It's a Boy!

1953

When the Heath Dreams at Night poster
7.0

A film about men's friendship and the complications of love: Karl and Peter are close buddies since they were pilots in defense of German cities during ww-ii. Now they are working together in a bomb disarm unit. During a vacation they visit Karl's mother and fiancée Helge in the heath-land. When Helge meets Peter, it's love on first sight. But Karl, who's considering quitting his job and buying a local gas station, fails to notice it. Torn between his feelings for Helge and his friendship to Karl, Peter accepts a dangerous job.

When the Heath Dreams at Night

1952

1940s · 6 titles

You Only You poster
5.4

The two stars of an upcoming operetta performance quarrel constantly. but they also fall in love with each other.

You Only You

1941

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Meine Freundin Josefine

1942

No artwork available
5.4

No synopsis available yet.

Eine kleine Sommermelodie

1944

Träum’ nicht, Annette! poster
5.5

French teacher Annette Müller has two ardent admirers who are constantly urging her to marry: diplomat Klaus and engineer Theo. But she can't make up her mind. Then a third one joins them, the pianist Hans. Sometimes she dreams of Klaus, sometimes of Theo. And although she is angry that Hans has taken up residence in her boarding house, she can't stop herself from dreaming about him too. When she asks him, of all people, which of the other two she should marry, there is a big row between them - and she realizes who the right man is.

Träum’ nicht, Annette!

1949

Mein Mann darf es nicht wissen poster
9.0

Sabine Senden is desperate – she's hopelessly in love with Willi Ulbrich, her mother's lodger. The only problem is, her mother doesn't like the man at all. She even wants to sue him for defamation, since he allegedly called her a "hooded crow" after he and his friends partied all night and kept her awake. Without telling her mother anything, Sabine and Willi secretly marry before the lengthy legal proceedings are even over. Of course, Sabine can't possibly introduce her husband to her mother; so she simply presents Erich, her friend Ulla's fiancé, as her husband.

Mein Mann darf es nicht wissen

1940

Wedding in Barenhof poster
7.0

Lothar von Pütz and Roswitha von Krakow fall in love and only then discover that their fathers are bitter enemies. When Lothar's father dies, a close friend of his father's, Baron Maximilian von Hanckel, takes the boy under his wing and tries to make peace between the families. He visits Roswitha's father, who begins to hope that he can marry his daughter to the older, but wealthy, baron, who is still a bachelor. When an argument breaks out between Lothar and Roswitha, she agrees to marry Maximilian. It is only at the pre-wedding party that Roswitha and Lothar have a real conversation. Maximilian overhears everything, releases Roswitha from her vows, and brings the two young people together.

Wedding in Barenhof

1942

1930s · 32 titles

No artwork available
8.0

A woman discovers after she has just married him, that her husband is abusive, and she tries to get away.

Honeymoon

1936

The Mystery of the Red Cat poster
8.0

“The Red Cat” is a seedy dive. The rich American, Jefferson, who shows up there one day with his family and who recently became the proud owner of the famous Halifax emerald, particularly attracts the attention of the patrons of the “Cat”. One of them approaches the Americans disguised as a marquis, but he has not reckoned with Jefferson’s daughter, Jessie.

The Mystery of the Red Cat

1931

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Peter spielt mit dem Feuer

1938

No artwork available
7.0

At the behest of the financially strapped Duke, his nephew, Crown Prince Rudolf, is to marry someone of suitable rank. But Rudolf has no interest whatsoever in his uncle's plans and works under his commoner's name as an engineer in a car factory. Then a certain Count Rasumirski appears before the Duke and explains that the famous operetta diva Vera Naldi is actually a Russian princess who knows nothing of her origins. They hatch a plan to marry Rudolf off to her. But at the theater, Rudolf falls not for the singer, but for the secretary. Instead, Rudolf's other uncle begins to take an interest in Vera. Then, however, it turns out that Rasumirski is an imposter and Vera is not a princess at all...

Frühlingsluft

1938

Liebelei poster
6.9

Vienna in the beginning of the twentieth century. Cavalry Lieutenant Fritz Lobheimer is about to end his affair with Baroness Eggerdorff when he meets the young Christine, the daughter of an opera violinist. Baron Eggerdorff however soon hears of his past misfortune...

Liebelei

1933

Bashful Felix poster
10.0

The traveling salesman for a bathing suit company has trouble getting business until he meets a girl willing to take off her clothes and act as a model.Misunderstandings and complications ensue.

Bashful Felix

1934

The Testament of Cornelius Gulden poster
6.7

No synopsis available yet.

The Testament of Cornelius Gulden

1932

No artwork available
6.5

After winning the lottery young draftsman Erich decides to quit his job and enjoy his riches on a big scale, thus alienating his bride, his grandmother and his friends. Soon con men try to swindle him out of his money.

Every Day Isn't Sunday

1935

No artwork available
8.0

An entire neighborhood is in an uproar because the Maier family is keeping their prize-winning rooster, Otto, on the balcony of their apartment. And now, every morning, the rooster is waking up the entire street with its dawn greeting. Thus, the neighborhood comes up with a plan to convince the Maiers to find a new place for the rooster to live (preferably amidst a bed of potatoes and onions). The Maiers, however, aren't so enthusiastic about this plan and strictly refuse to take the rooster off the balcony. Is it thus any surprise that the next morning, Otto is found dead in his cage ... and has apparently been *gasp* murdered?!?

Skandal um den Hahn

1938

Va Banque poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Va Banque

1930

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Nightingale Girl

1931

Hummel - Hummel poster
7.0

The maid of a paintbrush manufacturer gives birth to twins. The father is first suspected to be the master of the house and then his son-in-law.

Hummel - Hummel

1936

Das Hermännchen. Nee, nee, was es nich' alles gibt poster
8.0

Hans, Karl and Rudi haven't had much luck in their lives so far. One day, Hans receives a letter from his aunt Gudula. She demands that he reanimate her little theatre "Euterpia" in Büllesheim and threatens to disinherit him if he doesn't manage to outcompete her competitor, Wengen, from the theatre "Thalia". In addition, niece Hilde is sent to Büllesheim to support Hans.

Das Hermännchen. Nee, nee, was es nich' alles gibt

1936

No Celebration Without Meyer poster
7.0

Siegmund Meyer might be a professional matchmaker, but his own married bliss will not come that easily. In order to impress city councillor Goebel, the father of Meyer's love interest Mary, he tries to pass as an industrial tycoon. But Mary's heart belongs to someone else, and while Meyer continues his risky role-changing, he fails to notice that his loyal secretary Ms. Krause has been secretly in love with him for a long time.

No Celebration Without Meyer

1931

No artwork available
7.0

a music movie by Heinz Paul

Student Life in Merry Springtime

1930

The English Marriage poster
7.4

Georg Alexander plays Douglas Mavis, the son of a rich English family who falls in love with a Berlin girl (Renate Müller) and marries her. However, he doesn't tell his family, and for a reason: the resolute head of the family (played by the inimitable Adele Sandrock) has other designs for her grandson. Further complications arise when the family lawyer (Adolf Wohlbrück) gets to know the Berlin lady without knowing who she is. And meanwhile, Mavis meets an alluring lady from a cabaret (Hilde Hildebrand).

The English Marriage

1934

A Man Wants to Get to Germany poster
5.8

On the eve of the Great War, an expatriate German working in Latin America learns that the Fatherland is in peril, and risks various obstacles to get back to Europe to join the ranks of fighting men.

A Man Wants to Get to Germany

1934

Strafsache van Geldern poster
5.8

Paulus van Geldern is a lawyer who has made a name for himself as a criminal defense attorney, but is notoriously short of funds due to his unbridled passion for gambling. His gambling causes problems with his marriage to Martha who is thriving.

Strafsache van Geldern

1932

The Czar's Courier poster
7.5

A Czarist courier has to get across the Siberia frontier, threatened by Tartar invaders and a treacherous Russian helping them. Strogoff encounters several colorful characters along the way. German language version of the French film Michel Strogoff, adapting the novel by Jules Verne.

The Czar's Courier

1936

Petersburger Nächte poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Petersburger Nächte

1935

The Cabbie's Song poster
10.0

Ferdinand Strödl is the regular coachman for the distinguished Max Jolander, who is constantly on the lookout for romantic adventures. Jolander regularly has Strödl drive him to his rendezvous, during which the coachman witnesses the suffering of many a jilted girl. At such times, Strödl acts as a fatherly friend to Jolander when the consequences of his escapades take on tragic proportions.

The Cabbie's Song

1936

A Woman Like You poster
5.6

Maria Pretorius is the leader of a counseling office in a large factory. She is completely engrossed by her career and so gives the cold shoulder to her colleague Wallrodt, who wants to marry her. Only the young Manfred Thiele is successful in winning her sympathy through his perseverence. That, however, pisses off Lyda Lehmann, who has long had the hots for him.

A Woman Like You

1939

If I Were King poster
10.0

It is the dream of the fitter Heinrich Berger to be lord king … the general director of the auto plant where he works; and, in fact, he is put into that very position one day by the main shareholders of the company. With his invention of a new car engine, he manages to remove all the firm’s financial difficulties. In the end, the Lord King marries his secretary.

If I Were King

1934

No artwork available
10.0

Film by Boese.

Die kalte Mamsell

1933

Warum lügt Fräulein Käthe? poster
10.0

The pleasure boat “Milwaukee” has a wide variety of guests on board: Frau Deiters, who is determined to get her daughter married off; Herr Krueger, who won a free ticket to travel onboard; Herr Dr. Bornemann, a completely introverted man, who has dedicated himself to his work; and Ms. Kathe, the ship’s photographer. On the way to Madeira, Mother Deiters quickly determines, that only Dr. Bornemann would be an appropriate match for her daughter. However, Fraulein Kathe secretly is in love with him. When the two end up in a very publicly embarrassing situation, the entire ship thinks she is the fiancée.

Warum lügt Fräulein Käthe?

1935

No artwork available
10.0

Gunther and Elizabeth have felt bonded to each other since their childhood. When Gunther finishes up his engineer studies, he finds a position at a large concern, which is, however, located in another city. Elizabeth lets him withdraw, although she is pregnant; she trusts him. With the passing of time, his love for her recedes ever further into the background; especially as he’s getting closer and closer to Gina, the daughter of the boss.

Liebelei und Liebe

1938

He and his servant poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

He and his servant

1931

The Cabinet of Dr. Larifari poster
7.7

Three friends who are broke decide to found a film production company. When they start shooting their first film chaos arises...

The Cabinet of Dr. Larifari

1930

No artwork available
6.8

The underage Rosemarie is still too young to run her inherited farm by herself; but she's more than aware that her foster father and the farm's administrator, the farmer Schlieker, is constantly skimming from the farm's finances to line his own pocket. To put an end to Schlieker's scheme, Rosemarie asks her godfather, Professor Kittgus, for help. But when Kittgus confronts Schlieker, the farmer not only proves to be unreasonable but also violent...

Altes Herz geht auf die Reise

1938

Gewitter im Mai poster
7.3

Poldi Sonnleitner had actually wanted to trade the local mountains for the vastness of the open sea. That’s why he had become a sailor. But during a visit home, everything suddenly changes for him, because all he wants is to stay with his girlfriend Dorle, the grocer’s daughter. When he learns that she has long been promised to the village blacksmith Domini—once Poldi’s best friend—he sets out on a life-threatening mountain trek in a fit of rage. As fate would have it, only his friend Domini can save him.

Gewitter im Mai

1938

The Merry Widow's Ball poster
7.5

In this slapstick comedy, two women who own rival beauty parlors in a small town squabble with each other.

The Merry Widow's Ball

1936

Zwei im Sonnenschein poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Zwei im Sonnenschein

1933

1920s · 7 titles