Directing
Peter Paul Brauer
Born — Died
1899-05-16 — 1959-04-28
Place of birth
Elberfeld [now Wuppertal], Germany
Known for
Directing
Credits
26 titles
Known for
Four people. Four destinies. A dangerous secret.
Das Quartett
1937
10.0Undergraduate Nik just wanted to get cigarettes when he is pulled into a series of events over the course of one night. Also during this night he meets three interesting women - whom will he end up with?
Ich bin gleich wieder da
1939
6.2Businessman and shameless social climber, Julius Lampe, is subjected to a cruel April Fools’ Day prank when he is led to believe a noble prince intends to personally inspect his pasta factory.
April, April!
1935
When Mister Vlasman gets promoted from baking bread to making macaroni, he and his wife want to enter high society. They could not be happier when a wealthy baron offers to introduce them into the high class. What they don't realise is that this was all an April Fools' prank. Unfortunately for the pranksters, things get out of hand when a real baron visits the Vlasmans. This film is presumed lost.
't Was één april
1936
6.8A young man races to save his son's life, but death – incarnated in the child's imagination as the titular Erl King – calls unceasingly.
The Erl King
1931
7.5Max and Karla visit his deceased uncle's farming estate where it is confirmed that they will inherit it. Financial expert Max tries to manage the farm but collides with manager Georg whom Max soon suspects to have an affair with Karla.
Heaven, We Inherit a Castle
1943
Behind the camera
Four people. Four destinies. A dangerous secret.
Das Quartett
1937
10.0Undergraduate Nik just wanted to get cigarettes when he is pulled into a series of events over the course of one night. Also during this night he meets three interesting women - whom will he end up with?
Ich bin gleich wieder da
1939
6.2Businessman and shameless social climber, Julius Lampe, is subjected to a cruel April Fools’ Day prank when he is led to believe a noble prince intends to personally inspect his pasta factory.
April, April!
1935
When Mister Vlasman gets promoted from baking bread to making macaroni, he and his wife want to enter high society. They could not be happier when a wealthy baron offers to introduce them into the high class. What they don't realise is that this was all an April Fools' prank. Unfortunately for the pranksters, things get out of hand when a real baron visits the Vlasmans. This film is presumed lost.
't Was één april
1936
6.8A young man races to save his son's life, but death – incarnated in the child's imagination as the titular Erl King – calls unceasingly.
The Erl King
1931
7.5Max and Karla visit his deceased uncle's farming estate where it is confirmed that they will inherit it. Financial expert Max tries to manage the farm but collides with manager Georg whom Max soon suspects to have an affair with Karla.
Heaven, We Inherit a Castle
1943
6.5No synopsis available yet.
Die Jungfern vom Bischofsberg
1943
With mixed feelings, Fritz and his young wife travel to Gut Buchholz for a visit. Their aunt’s passion is matchmaking; that’s why it’s troubling that she wasn’t consulted in this case. On the train, the young couple meets Maria Holm, their aunt’s new secretary. She was hired based on a letter of recommendation from the estate manager. They agree that Fritz’s wife will come to the estate as a secretary, while Maria will stay at a hotel for a few days. Meanwhile, the estate manager, Gottlieb, has confessed to the uncle that the secretary he recommended is actually his fiancée.
Die perfekte Sekretärin
1937
With mixed feelings, Fritz and his young wife travel to Gut Buchholz for a visit. Their aunt’s passion is matchmaking; that’s why it’s troubling that she wasn’t consulted in this case. On the train, the young couple meets Maria Holm, their aunt’s new secretary. She was hired based on a letter of recommendation from the estate manager. They agree that Fritz’s wife will come to the estate as a secretary, while Maria will stay at a hotel for a few days. Meanwhile, the estate manager, Gottlieb, has confessed to the uncle that the secretary he recommended is actually his fiancée.
Die perfekte Sekretärin
1937
6.2A bickering husband and wife decide to go to a lawyer to get divorced. When in the office, they present their sides of the same story, of which they are wildly different.
Three Times Before
1934
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Es begann um Mitternacht
1951
3.5No synopsis available yet.
Das Mädchen von gestern Nacht
1938
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Das goldene Kalb
1925
1938 German film.
Was tun, Sybille?
1938
9.0A horse trader from Berlin, once a farmer in Southwest Africa, manages to drive his children out of the house and anger his wife. After serious complications with his heart, which he tried to hide at first, he realizes how much he needs the love and support of his family. The oldest son returns from Argentina and proves his abilities.
The Old Boss
1942
6.0Jacques is a jolly bachelor who lives a wild life with his a mistress Wanda and all he wishes is to go on living the way he does. But Father won't allow. He demands that Jacques get married. More or less reluctantly, Jacques decides to comply but on the way to his father's home - where he is to meet the bride Dad has chosen for him - the young man comes across the charming Simone and falls in love with her at first sight. He elopes her, determined to ignore his progenitor's orders. Little does he know that Simone, the girl of his heart, is none other than the one he was supposed to marry...
Take the Road
1936
6.7Adaptation of Molière's comedy "The Imaginary Invalid", about a hypochondriac, his doctor, his daughter and her lover.
The Imaginary Invalid
1935
8.0For many years, old Mr. Brugg has been employed at the jewelry store owned by the elegant Mrs. Hellmers. His son Peter has also been working there for some time as a salesman and hopes for a promotion. When Mr. Brugg is knocked unconscious during a robbery, Mrs. Hellmers sends him into well-deserved retirement. Peter then takes over his father's position as manager, which forces him to break off contact with the young employee Charlotte – he wants to find a more suitable bride. He seems to have found her in Brigitte, Mrs. Hellmers' niece, but she doesn't want much to do with him.
His Son
1942
Mr. Kickel makes a bet with Mr. Müller as to whether Kickel will be arrested that very day.
Der streitbare Herr Kickel
1933
7.5No synopsis available yet.
Die schwedische Nachtigall
1941
7.5Winemaker Peter Vierkottel and his son Bartel love to talk about their wines, which Anna, Peter's wife, doesn't get off on, because she controls the family money. She wants order and to marry off her son to Binchen, the daughter of the gardener Jupp Spriestersbach. The problem is Binchen has long had her eyes on the young gardener Bock.
The Embarrassment Child
1938
6.5Against the wishes of his adoptive father, Stefan Burgstaller decides to become a musician. He goes to Salzburg, where his girlfriend Veronika is already attending the conservatory. Stefan is also accepted at the school and even receives a scholarship because of his extraordinary talent. This paves the way for a carefree student life, which Stefan enjoys to the fullest. The fun-loving guy is popular everywhere, but he seems to be particularly fond of the slightly older waitress Anna, who works in the musicians' bar "Zur Bassgeige"...
The Waitress Anna
1941
6.5Against the wishes of his adoptive father, Stefan Burgstaller decides to become a musician. He goes to Salzburg, where his girlfriend Veronika is already attending the conservatory. Stefan is also accepted at the school and even receives a scholarship because of his extraordinary talent. This paves the way for a carefree student life, which Stefan enjoys to the fullest. The fun-loving guy is popular everywhere, but he seems to be particularly fond of the slightly older waitress Anna, who works in the musicians' bar "Zur Bassgeige"...
The Waitress Anna
1941
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Glück bei Frauen
1944
Alternate-language version of Le roi des aulnes (1931)
The Erlkönig
1931
Alternate-language version of Le roi des aulnes (1931)
The Erlkönig
1931
