Directing
Alfred Zeisler
Born — Died
1892-09-26 — 1985-03-01
Place of birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known for
Directing
Credits
42 titles
Alfred Zeisler was an American-born German film producer, director, and actor. He began his career in Germany, producing and directing films during the silent and early sound eras. Notable works include The Blue Angel (1930), where he served as a producer. Zeisler fled Nazi Germany in the 1930s, continuing his career in Hollywood with films like Fear (1946). His contributions to cinema spanned multiple roles and continents, reflecting a versatile and adaptive career.
Known for
6.3In North Africa, German Field Marshal Rommel and his troops have successfully fended off British forces, and now intend to take Tobruk, an important port city. A ramshackle group of Australian reinforcements sent to combat the Germans is put under the command of British Captain MacRoberts. The unruly Aussies immediately clash with MacRoberts, a gruff, strict disciplinarian, however this unorthodox team must band together to protect Tobruk from the German forces.
The Desert Rats
1953
6.7An American gets caught up in wartime action in Turkey.
Background to Danger
1943
5.8Two military men, Captain Flagg and Sergeant Quirt, who are rivals to begin with, grow more at odds with each other when Quirt is made Flagg's top sergeant. And when a local beauty comes between them, their rivalry escalates even further. But when they discover that the woman has marriage in mind, they now compete to try to avoid marching down the aisle - that is, until they are called upon to march into battle.
What Price Glory
1952
4.6B-movie film noir take on Crime and Punishment. A college student gets deeper and deeper in trouble when he takes a loan from a shady college professor.
Fear
1946
7.5During WWII, the valet to the British Ambassador to Ankara sells British secrets to the Germans while trying to romance a refugee Polish countess.
5 Fingers
1952
6.8A bored millionaire wagers his doctor that he can support himself at a working class job for a year without touching his inheritance.
The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss
1936
Film credits
1950s · 4 titles
6.3In North Africa, German Field Marshal Rommel and his troops have successfully fended off British forces, and now intend to take Tobruk, an important port city. A ramshackle group of Australian reinforcements sent to combat the Germans is put under the command of British Captain MacRoberts. The unruly Aussies immediately clash with MacRoberts, a gruff, strict disciplinarian, however this unorthodox team must band together to protect Tobruk from the German forces.
The Desert Rats
1953
5.8Two military men, Captain Flagg and Sergeant Quirt, who are rivals to begin with, grow more at odds with each other when Quirt is made Flagg's top sergeant. And when a local beauty comes between them, their rivalry escalates even further. But when they discover that the woman has marriage in mind, they now compete to try to avoid marching down the aisle - that is, until they are called upon to march into battle.
What Price Glory
1952
7.5During WWII, the valet to the British Ambassador to Ankara sells British secrets to the Germans while trying to romance a refugee Polish countess.
5 Fingers
1952
6.2Andre Laurence accompanies his college roommate, Tenga, back to Tenga's Polynesian island home. There, Andre becomes attracted to the native life and his friend's sister, Kalua.
Bird of Paradise
1951
1940s · 2 titles
Behind the camera
4.6B-movie film noir take on Crime and Punishment. A college student gets deeper and deeper in trouble when he takes a loan from a shady college professor.
Fear
1946
4.6B-movie film noir take on Crime and Punishment. A college student gets deeper and deeper in trouble when he takes a loan from a shady college professor.
Fear
1946
6.8A bored millionaire wagers his doctor that he can support himself at a working class job for a year without touching his inheritance.
The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss
1936
6.8A bored millionaire wagers his doctor that he can support himself at a working class job for a year without touching his inheritance.
The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss
1936
5.1Playwright Joseph Goebbels turns Nazi propagandist and loses his girlfriend to another man.
Enemy of Women
1944
5.1Playwright Joseph Goebbels turns Nazi propagandist and loses his girlfriend to another man.
Enemy of Women
1944
10.0Romantic exploits in Germany's White Mountains.
The High Tourist
1931
No synopsis available yet.
Strich durch die Rechnung
1932
5.2A federal agent's life is in danger when he's exposed while investigating a parole scheme.
Parole, Inc.
1948
5.8Revolutionaries plot to assassinate a president by blowing up the rail tracks in order make his train derail but this is averted just in time.
Express 13
1931
No synopsis available yet.
Der Sieg der Jugend
1927
No synopsis available yet.
Der Sieg der Jugend
1927
5.8When Hamburg ship's mate Klaus Brandt catches a thief one night at the port, his downfall is pre-ordained. For the thief turns out to be a young, attractive woman and the otherwise upright sailor allows her to slip away. Jenny is the star of a local dive bar, with a side-line in smuggling.
Docks of Hamburg
1928
6.0Dancer Vera Kersten is young, pretty, talented, and unemployed—because she rejects the explicit propositions made by agents. When she steps in front of billionaire John Leeds's car, the door to a career opens a crack for her.
Scandal in Baden-Baden
1929
6.2During the shooting of a jealousy scene on a soundstage, one actress is murdered. Due to the fact that the male star of the movie had a relation with the victim and the female star is now his fiance, he is suspected by the police.
The Shot in the Talker Studio
1930
6.2During the shooting of a jealousy scene on a soundstage, one actress is murdered. Due to the fact that the male star of the movie had a relation with the victim and the female star is now his fiance, he is suspected by the police.
The Shot in the Talker Studio
1930
Make-Up is a 1937 British drama film directed by Alfred Zeisler and starring Nils Asther, June Clyde and Judy Kelly. It was a circus film made by an independent production company at Shepperton Studios.
Make-Up
1937
7.0With the police on their tail, a gang of New York criminals decided to relocate to London where they plan a major robbery on a department store.
Crime Over London
1936
7.0White slave traders kidnap a cabaret singer aboard a ship headed for South America,but they have not counted on her husband aboard a nearby coast guard cutter.
Der Stern von Valencia
1933
7.0A Berlin policeman tracks down a group of diamond thieves in the outskirts by posing as a gang member.
A Shot at Dawn
1932
The industrialist's daughter has been kidnapped by the mad inventor Ravello, but Harry Peel stays hot on their trail with the help of his dog Greif. Behind a waterfall, he discovers the hidden gate to Ravello's castle, where the fiercest of battles now break out between the two and Harry finds himself confronted with a staircase that has been electrified and, once again, with the deadly robot.
Der letzte Kampf
1923
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Vom Täter fehlt jede Spur
1929
7.0Detective Hans Braumüller is trying to untange the conspiracy behind a bank robbery.
A Door Opens
1933
7.0Detective Hans Braumüller is trying to untange the conspiracy behind a bank robbery.
A Door Opens
1933
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Men Before Marriage
1927
7.0Aspiring singer Susanne takes over one night for her sick friend, a small-time female impersonator, and finds unexpected fame when everyone believes that she is actually a man. While touring London, complications arise as a local womanizer catches on to her game.
Victor and Victoria
1933
7.5Using an atomic reactor, two scientists try to create gold.
Gold
1934
6.7The mountain guide Jakob is a controversial figure. His supposed father dies and leaves behind a great heritage to the people. In the town they consider Jakob a bastard, because his parents were not married, which means that without a testament, the lands in which he lives do not belong to him. But the testament indicates that the inheritance corresponds him under a single condition, he must be the first person to climb the east face of Monte Verità. There is a French version of the film, titled 'Un de la montagne', shot the year after with the same script but with different actors and by a different director.
White Majesty
1933
5.8A promising young composer is tempted away from his devoted wife by a fortune-seeking woman who cares more for his prospects than for him.
Alimony
1949
7.0Using his marauding robot and other futuristic weapons, power-crazed scientist Professor Ravello carries out various plots to win the hand of Evelyn away from her true love Harry Peel.
Rivals
1923
6.5The carnival dancer Esmeralda loves the lion tamer Leonidas. However the sinister sorcerer wants her, but the little dancer rejects him. As revenge he places a curse on Esmeralda: Every man who approaches her, the head will rotated.
The Love of the Little Dancer's Life
1924
7.0A black envelope presents the hero, detective Harry Peel, who loses his fortune over the course of the story, with tasks. A mysterious criminal, car and motorcycle chases through the wintry Alps, and the blowing up of a bridge provide cinematic spectacle and opportunities for daredevil stunts.
The Black Cover
1922
5.7Rosika, a girl from Genoa, fled her innkeeper stepfather after he tried to abuse her. She finds refuge - and a job as well - in a traveling circus. Cherubini, the owner of the big top, falls in love with the lovely young woman and makes her the star of the show 'Light Cavalry'. But unfortunately for him Rosika's heart beats for Geza, the stable boy.
Light Cavalry
1935
7.0No synopsis available yet.
His reason for divorce
1931
NRYoung Hein Puttfarcken travels to Hamburg. There, Max Herbst, a former tram driver, is to show him around the city. On the first day, they travel to the Hamburg elevated railway depot in Barmbek, naturally by subway and elevated railway. During the trip, they see vivid and memorable images of life in the Hanseatic city at that time. During the factory tour, they are shown not only the repair workshops of the elevated railway, but also how electricity for railway operations was generated in the power station at that time. A family outing to the countryside is planned for the next day. Max Herbst's daughter, Bubikopf, is also part of the group. They take the Walddörferbahn to Volksdorf, then continue with three-axle Büssing buses and the tram. The eventful day ends with a trip on an Alster steamboat. However, Bubikopf and Hein Puttfarcken have eyes only for each other.
Hamburg hat's eilig!
1925

