
Acting
Maly Delschaft
Born 1898-12-04 · Hamburg, Germany
Martha Amalia "Maly" Delschaft (4 December 1898 – 20 August 1995) was a German stage and film actress. After beginning in theatre, Delschaft switched to silent films. She appeared in mainly supporting roles during the Weimar and Nazi eras. After the Second World War she worked in East Germany for the state-controlled studio DEFA
Acting credits
7.8An aging doorman, after being fired from his prestigious job at a luxurious hotel, is forced to face the scorn of his friends, neighbours and society.
The Last Laugh
1924
6.5At the height of Reign of Terror Maximilien Robespierre orchestrates the trial and execution of several of his fellow leading French revolutionaries including Georges Danton.
Danton
1921
Film by Fred Sauer.
Heimat am Rhein
1933
9.0Dr. Blum, a Jewish manufacturer, is falsely accused of a murder. Even when the real killer’s identity becomes evident, the state prosecutor refuses to accept Blum’s innocence.
The Blum Affair
1948
A woman who has inherited hemophilia is rejected by her doctor fiance after he finds out about her illness. Fearing rejection, she hides it from her new husband, a wealthy older banker.
Der Fluch der Vererbung
1927
9.0Vroni defies her dad: she won't marry miller Balduin but her true love Franz. The father insists, but friend Kleefass helps and steals all marriage certificates of the town - resulting in sudden lawlessness and a chaotic night of passion.
Hochzeitsnacht
1941
6.3A film based on the story of the Tyrolean innkeeper and patriot Andreas Hofer who led an Austrian uprising against Bavarian and French troops during the Napoleonic Wars.
Andreas Hofer
1929
7.5Just before the Berlin Wall is built, a young East German worker tries his personal and professional luck as a barkeep in West Berlin. A realistic love story set during Germany’s post-war economic miracle, which here does not fulfil its bright promises.
Two Among Millions
1961
6.1Father Scherzer generally buries himself in the books of the castle library, which he is responsible for managing. He is a warm-hearted but somewhat overwhelmed father to his five daughters, ranging from a preschooler to two teenage girls to a successful press photographer who flirts with a dashing dentist. While he is trying to sell the castle to an overbearing American millionaire, the housekeeper quits, and the youth welfare office insists on discipline and order in the five-girl household.
Witwer mit 5 Töchtern
1957
No synopsis available yet.
Die Ausgestoßenen
1927
6.5A celebrated trapeze artist's life and career are thrown into turmoil by a volatile mix of professional rivalry and obsessive romantic jealousy.
Demon Circus
1923
7.0Professor Sonnenbruck is a scientist who is not particularly interested in politics. Even the meeting in 1943 with his former assistant Peters does not change him. He does not betray Peters, who has escaped from a concentration camp, but that is already enough for him. But after the war Sonnenrbruck gets into a conflict of conscience. He thought that science was finally free of politics again only to find the opposite happening at his university in Göttingen. A medical congress in the GDR brings him together with Peters, who is working on a major research contract there. Sonnenbruck decides to visit Peters.
The Sonnenbrucks
1951
New teacher Heider takes up his post with great enthusiasm. His unconventional ideas meet with incomprehension and mistrust from the old head teacher Ruppert. When a boy has an accident on a school trip, the children blame Heider. The parents turn against him and he is suspended from his job. But Ruppert has come to respect the new boy. He does not believe he is to blame. Meanwhile, the children are preparing the next mischief. They want to blow up a ruin with explosives found in the forest. Heider is able to prevent this at the last minute. He is rehabilitated and everyone happily awaits his return to school.
The Boys of Kranichsee
1950
9.0The film tells the life story of Louise Otto Peters, who in the middle of the XIX century in Germany for the first time raised a voice of protest against the unfair treatment of women and their labor. She created the first "women's newspaper" in Germany. The daughter of a famous lawyer, Louise could have easily arranged her life by marrying the wealthy Baron Rodern. But she chose a different purpose in life - to fight for equal rights for women. Through her articles and public speeches, she won the authority and respect of ordinary people.
Only One Woman
1958
6.5No synopsis available yet.
Die goldene Spinne
1943
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
6.0Berlin 1952, seven years after WWII. Four women are looking for a good man and happiness in the divided city. Their destinies are loosely connected through one person: the West Berlin dandy and womanizer, Conny.
Destinies of Women
1952
6.7Murderer “Boss” Huller—after having spent ten years in prison—breaks his silence to tell the warden his story.
Variety
1925
7.8Hamburg, Germany 1934: An executioner is needed. Teetjen makes the biggest mistake of his life. Because his butcher shop is facing bankruptcy, he agrees to execute a group of political prisoners for the Nazis. Once this becomes known, Teetjen’s life falls apart.
The Axe of Wandsbek
1951
10.0Student Helene moves to Berlin to write her doctoral thesis. In the laboratory of her doctoral supervisor, the renowned Professor Matthias, she meets the charming Dr. Stefan Rainer. Helene falls in love with him, unaware that Stefan is already having an affair with Matthias′ wife Yvonne.
Studentin Helene Willfüer
1956
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Das Schicksal derer von Habsburg
1928
6.3The film portrays the life of the Heidelberg-born Elizabeth Charlotte, Princess Palatine, who married into the French royal family during the reign of Louis XIV.
Liselotte of the Palatinate
1935
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Der Mann auf dem Kometen
1925
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Die eiserne Braut
1925