Writing

Philipp Lothar Mayring

Born — Died

1879-09-19 — 1948-07-06

Place of birth

Würzburg, Germany

Known for

Writing

Credits

47 titles

Known for

Münchnerinnen poster
7.0

The love between a noble student and the daughter of a coffee house owner, set against clichéd images of Munich at the turn of the century.

Münchnerinnen

1949

Die Erbschaft poster
10.0

Short Film from 1936. Banned by the Nazis. First shown 1976. Karl Meier and his wife are some really poor folks. They don't have much to eat and they cannot pay for their flat. Even the bailiff does not know what to take from them anymore. One day they are told that they made an inheritance, because some relatives died recently. Their financial problems seem to be solved now.

Die Erbschaft

1936

No artwork available
9.0

This is the German-language version of 1930's "Those Who Dance", shot by Warner Bros. in Hollywood with a German-speaking cast.

The dance goes on

1930

Blutsbrüderschaft poster
7.0

On November 11, 1918, the last day of the First World War , Lieutenant Colonel Klaus Olden desperately tried to hold a lost post with his unit. The rescue appears in the form of pilot Jochen Wendler, who shows up with his plane and drops ammunition. When Jochen's machine is shot down immediately, Klaus manages to pull him out of the wreck at the last second. Both are injured and taken to the hospital , where they are cared for by the attractive nurse Barbara, a childhood friend of Jochen. The two men form a blood brotherhood and drive together with Barbara to East Prussia , where they want to visit relatives of Jochen on their estate . But the relatives' yard was destroyed in the war. The post-war period turns out to be an economic disaster.

Blutsbrüderschaft

1941

Last Stop poster
6.5

Endstation offers the American viewer tantalizing glimpses of busy, bustling mid-1930s Vienna. Otherwise, this minor yarn of an amorous streetcar conductor is strictly formula material. The film benefits from the star power of Paul Horbiger, resplendently garbed in an elaborate conductor's uniform. Also worth noting is the performance of Maria Andergest as the woebegone hatmaker whose fate is inextricably linked with hero Horbiger. Incidentally though the direction is credited with one E. W. Emo, Paul Horbiger actually called most of the shots on Endstation.

Last Stop

1935

No artwork available
7.0

A romance between two temperamental singing stars. Highlights include a lengthy selection from Faust, with Gigli making a most impressive Mephistopheles. The plot takes a melodramatic turn towards the climax, with the lives of the characters mirrored in their on-stage behavior. Director Carmine Gallone was something of an expert in the field of filmed opera, as witness his Tosca, Rigoletto and Il Trovatore.

Mother Song

1937

Film credits

1930s · 6 titles

Die Erbschaft poster
10.0

Short Film from 1936. Banned by the Nazis. First shown 1976. Karl Meier and his wife are some really poor folks. They don't have much to eat and they cannot pay for their flat. Even the bailiff does not know what to take from them anymore. One day they are told that they made an inheritance, because some relatives died recently. Their financial problems seem to be solved now.

Die Erbschaft

1936

No artwork available
9.0

This is the German-language version of 1930's "Those Who Dance", shot by Warner Bros. in Hollywood with a German-speaking cast.

The dance goes on

1930

No artwork available
7.0

A romance between two temperamental singing stars. Highlights include a lengthy selection from Faust, with Gigli making a most impressive Mephistopheles. The plot takes a melodramatic turn towards the climax, with the lives of the characters mirrored in their on-stage behavior. Director Carmine Gallone was something of an expert in the field of filmed opera, as witness his Tosca, Rigoletto and Il Trovatore.

Mother Song

1937

Viennese Nights poster
6.0

In 1890, Gus Sascher joins the Austrian Army and romances the impoverished girl Elsa Hofner. Her father, meanwhile, in an attempt at social climbing, pushes her towards wealthy officer, Franz von Renner.

Viennese Nights

1930

Demon of the Sea poster
10.0

Ahab pursues a whale that chewed off a leg when his brother, vying with him for the hand of a minister's daughter, pushed him overboard. When he has caught the monstrous whale he will then deal with his brother.

Demon of the Sea

1931

No artwork available
8.0

Atmospheric image from the Wars of Liberation. The poet Theodor Körner, who was later killed in battle, is shown reciting a poem while the soldiers listen with emotion.

Leier und Schwert

1930

Behind the camera

Münchnerinnen poster
7.0

The love between a noble student and the daughter of a coffee house owner, set against clichéd images of Munich at the turn of the century.

Münchnerinnen

1949

Blutsbrüderschaft poster
7.0

On November 11, 1918, the last day of the First World War , Lieutenant Colonel Klaus Olden desperately tried to hold a lost post with his unit. The rescue appears in the form of pilot Jochen Wendler, who shows up with his plane and drops ammunition. When Jochen's machine is shot down immediately, Klaus manages to pull him out of the wreck at the last second. Both are injured and taken to the hospital , where they are cared for by the attractive nurse Barbara, a childhood friend of Jochen. The two men form a blood brotherhood and drive together with Barbara to East Prussia , where they want to visit relatives of Jochen on their estate . But the relatives' yard was destroyed in the war. The post-war period turns out to be an economic disaster.

Blutsbrüderschaft

1941

Last Stop poster
6.5

Endstation offers the American viewer tantalizing glimpses of busy, bustling mid-1930s Vienna. Otherwise, this minor yarn of an amorous streetcar conductor is strictly formula material. The film benefits from the star power of Paul Horbiger, resplendently garbed in an elaborate conductor's uniform. Also worth noting is the performance of Maria Andergest as the woebegone hatmaker whose fate is inextricably linked with hero Horbiger. Incidentally though the direction is credited with one E. W. Emo, Paul Horbiger actually called most of the shots on Endstation.

Last Stop

1935

No artwork available
6.0

The stand-alone opera singer Carmen Casini dare not admit to her adult son, the spoiled race car driver Cecil, that she ruined her voice on a stormy day at the racetrack and that her career is thus at an end. Meanwhile, Cecil has fallen in love with the pretty Colette … without suspecting that her father, the wealthy Bartell, was a former lover of his mother and that he’s Cecil’s daddy. Thus, both Carmen and Bartell try to prevent the unfolding love-relationship between brother and sister, because this ain’t the Ozarks, you know! Only after the unhappy Cecil tries to commit suicide after an argument with his mother do Carmen and Bartell realize they still love one another. Suicide attempt be damned; let’s go out on a date! A movie that screams “Fun for the whole family.”

The Secret Lie

1938

The Black Hussar poster
6.7

In 1812, during the French period, large parts of Germany are occupied by the troops of Napoleon. Several paramilitary Freikorps units battle the French forces, among them the Black Brunswickers led by the 'Black Duke' Frederick William of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. After the War of the Fifth Coalition, the Black Hussars are pursued by Napoleon throughout the country, but frequently take refuge with the noble-minded German people.

The Black Hussar

1932

The Girl from the Marsh Croft poster
7.0

A farm boy betrothed to a socialite falls in love with his maid - an impoverished girl from the marsh.

The Girl from the Marsh Croft

1935

Carmen la de Triana poster
6.0

The story of a beautiful, vivacious gypsy girl and the two doomed men who fall for her.

Carmen la de Triana

1938

A Certain Mr. Gran poster
7.0

An Italian engineer who had made a strategically important invention to ward off enemy aircraft is killed in a robbery. As the plans have presumably fallen into the hands of spies, secret service captain Bergall is given the task of recovering the papers. Bergall initially adopts a false name and appears as Mr. Gran, whom nobody knows. Under this name, he rents a room in the Hotel Danieli in Venice and makes the acquaintance of the shipowner's daughter Viola Dolleen. With her help, he is able to eliminate Captain Gordon, who is also interested in the plans. When Gran learns that the plans are now in the possession of the art dealer Tschernikoff, who wants to sell them to Gordon, he immediately travels to Rome, visits the art dealer Titian and pretends to be Gordon. In the art dealer's remote villa, events come thick and fast...

A Certain Mr. Gran

1933

Duet poster
8.0

Opera singer Maria Seydlitz has just left her fiancé because he put her between the choice of husband or profession when she receives a telegram from New York: an unknown person hires her for a large fee at the theater Maria accepts the offer... The film is based on the novel of the same name by Hans Rudolf Berndorff. The film was shot from July to September 1936 on the Neubabelsberg outdoor area and on the passenger ship "Bremen“. He experienced on the 15th. Its premiere in January 1937 in Berlin's Gloria-Palast.

Duet

1937

Die Freundin eines großen Mannes poster
10.0

A renowned actress rescues a small theater, which is on the verge of bankruptcy.

Die Freundin eines großen Mannes

1934

Fremdenlegionär Kirsch poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Fremdenlegionär Kirsch

1921

Wie werde ich energisch? poster
NR

Ulfilas Löwe is an exceptionally talented writer, yet he's constantly strapped for cash – the bailiff is his most frequent visitor. Löwe refuses an advance from his publisher because he simply isn't capable of being truly assertive. So, in the publisher's office, Löwe seeks advice from Mr. Knöllchen on how to be truly assertive and get his way. And lo and behold: Löwe receives an unusually large advance! He's become a real master of assertiveness. Perhaps a little too much so: when Knöllchen gives him a friendly pat on the shoulder as he leaves the office, Löwe firmly forbids such familiarity...

Wie werde ich energisch?

1933

Wie werde ich energisch? poster
NR

Ulfilas Löwe is an exceptionally talented writer, yet he's constantly strapped for cash – the bailiff is his most frequent visitor. Löwe refuses an advance from his publisher because he simply isn't capable of being truly assertive. So, in the publisher's office, Löwe seeks advice from Mr. Knöllchen on how to be truly assertive and get his way. And lo and behold: Löwe receives an unusually large advance! He's become a real master of assertiveness. Perhaps a little too much so: when Knöllchen gives him a friendly pat on the shoulder as he leaves the office, Löwe firmly forbids such familiarity...

Wie werde ich energisch?

1933

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Wir sehn uns wieder

1945

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Strich durch die Rechnung

1932

Nights in Andalusia poster
10.0

When the dancer Carmen visits the bullfighter Antonio, who has stabbed a gypsy, in prison, she meets the dragoon brigadier José. The two immediately take a liking to each other, and from that day on, José often visits the café where Carmen dances. When Carmen injures another dancer in a jealous quarrel, José is ordered to arrest her...

Nights in Andalusia

1938

The White Demon poster
10.0

When Albers takes his drug-addicted opera star sister Gerda to a sanitarium, they both become targets of slimy dope peddler Peter Lorre, who fears that Gerda will blow the whistle on him. Lorre kidnaps the woman, leading Albers on a frantic chase.

The White Demon

1932

The Stolen Face poster
7.5

Bill's girlfriend Lore is an art student in Berlin. Since her professor doesn't think much of painting women, she exchanges a genuine Raphael painting in a gallery for a copy made by her. In a spectacular theft, the copy is stolen. Detective Keller suspects Bill and Lore. But Bill, who is a talented quick-change artist, keeps escaping arrest by constantly altering his appearance.

The Stolen Face

1930

The Stolen Face poster
7.5

Bill's girlfriend Lore is an art student in Berlin. Since her professor doesn't think much of painting women, she exchanges a genuine Raphael painting in a gallery for a copy made by her. In a spectacular theft, the copy is stolen. Detective Keller suspects Bill and Lore. But Bill, who is a talented quick-change artist, keeps escaping arrest by constantly altering his appearance.

The Stolen Face

1930

A Mad Idea poster
7.0

A series of stupid coincidences causes the young Munich painter Paul to convert his uncle's castle into a hotel for four weeks. But he can't complain: business is good and he has plenty of guests. For exmple, there's Theo Muller with his revue troupe. For reasons of "sound", Muller calls himself "Miller", which, of course, causes more confusion. His daughter, the beautiful Evelyn, is confused with Mabel Miller, who has come to the hotel on a mission for her filthy rich father ... namely, to estimate the worth of the castle.

A Mad Idea

1932

Die Nacht der Entscheidung poster
7.0

After the death of his wife and mother of his 17-year-old daughter Gisela, Consul Brückmann is now in his second marriage to the beautiful Peruvian Tessa. She is only ten years older than Gisela, and the two have a very friendly relationship. At a ball, Gisela dances with the charming Fernando Alvarez, but she shows no interest in his advances. Tessa, however, recognizes her childhood sweetheart in him. The consul invites Fernando to his table, but neither of them let on. When Alvarez later comes to her house on business, Brückmann is absent and Tessa gives in to his advances. They plan to return home together. Tessa then learns that the train she thought her husband was on has derailed. Now she knows that she still loves him. When he stands in front of her, she tells him everything. Deeply hurt, he wants to let her go. Only Gisela manages to bring them back together.

Die Nacht der Entscheidung

1938

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

Alarm at Station III poster
5.8

During the Prohibition the US government has been just as successful at stopping drinking as they have been in the War on Drugs. Customs Officer Arne Kolk is determined to stop the alcohol smugglers at any price.

Alarm at Station III

1939

Alarm at Station III poster
5.8

During the Prohibition the US government has been just as successful at stopping drinking as they have been in the War on Drugs. Customs Officer Arne Kolk is determined to stop the alcohol smugglers at any price.

Alarm at Station III

1939

Wenn die Liebe Mode macht poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Wenn die Liebe Mode macht

1932

No artwork available
10.0

From Constantinople to Marseilles, aboard a cargo ship, an intrigue full of adventures brings together a courageous young girl and a young risk-taker who succeeds in thwarting a series of long-planned crimes.

Le Miroir aux alouettes

1935

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

The Battle of Bademuende

1931

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

The Battle of Bademuende

1931

Ma femme... homme d'affaires poster
9.0

Pierre is timid while his wife is ambitious and suffers from his mediocrity. She pawns everything she owns, rents a sumptuous apartment in a palace, and through bluffing, Pierre is appointed director of a perfume factory and the enterprising Arlette sees all her desires come true.

Ma femme... homme d'affaires

1932

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Erstens kommt es anders

1934

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

The Lost Paradise

1931

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

The Lost Paradise

1931

Tango Notturno poster
8.0

A famous composer has to prove his innocence when his wife, who has mysteriously disappeared, is shot dead in the street one day.

Tango Notturno

1937

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Tambour battant

1934

Invisible Opponent poster
6.5

On a steamer bound for Europe two competing European investors try to get hold of a contract for exploiting oil wells in Brazil. Several agents cleverly play off one investor against the other to up the ante of a bogus scheme.

Invisible Opponent

1933

Un homme de trop à bord poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Un homme de trop à bord

1935

The Higher Command poster
7.5

A Prussian commander disobeys orders and goes to find a British envoy who can negotiate a pact with Austria to help fight off Napoleon in 1806.

The Higher Command

1935

Flucht ins Dunkel poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Flucht ins Dunkel

1939

No artwork available
7.0

A big explosion in a pulp mill causes a lot of damage. The police suspect a crime and put up a 5,000 Mark reward for information leading to the arrest of the perpetrator. Egged on by his wife Ursula, the insurance agent Rolf Kettner sees his chance to prove his detective capabilities and to track down the culprit.

Fünftausend Mark Belohnung

1942

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Un certain monsieur Grant

1933