Anton Pointner

Acting

Anton Pointner

Born — Died

1894-12-08 — 1949-09-08

Place of birth

Salzburg, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]

Known for

Acting

Credits

60 titles

Anton Pointner was born on December 8, 1894 in Salzburg, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor, known for Maria Stuart, Teil 1 und 2 (1927), Das Mädchen mit dem guten Ruf (1938) and Lady Hamilton (1921). He died on September 8, 1949 in Hintersee bei Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Germany.

Known for

The Theft of the Mona Lisa poster
6.2

A painter working at the Louvre is struck by the Mona Lisa. When he meets a girl whom he believes bears a resemblance to the painting, and who wants him to become famous, he comes up with the idea of stealing the painting. Based on the real-life theft of 1911.

The Theft of the Mona Lisa

1931

Countess Mariza poster
8.0

When Gräfin Mariza visits her country estate it is certainly an event. She gives a party to celebrate her engagement to a certain Koloman Zsupan, who unexpectedly shows up. Her authoritarian ways collide with Török, her manager. Based on Emerich Kálmán operetta.

Countess Mariza

1932

Maria Ilona poster
5.7

In 1848, the freedom-loving Hungarian people, led by Ludwig Kossuth, rose up against the hated rule of the Austrian Habsburg dynasty. In its expansionist policy, the Austrian monarchy had long relied on Hungarian feudal lords who betrayed the interests of their people. The anger of the rebels was directed against the Austrian oppressors and their Hungarian supporters. Against the backdrop of these historical events, the personal fate of the Hungarian patriot Maria Ilona is shown.

Maria Ilona

1939

Suburban Cabaret poster
6.5

In Vienna of 1913 a young woman coming from vaudeville theatre circles stands before the wedding with a construction draftsman; this must move to the military and sends his bride on the country, so that she cannot be enticed to the stage. However, she does it and gets by an officer's love affair so in confusion that she commits suicide. - This end environment-close and differentiates of produced melodrama was rejected by press and audience vehemently; the new second film end with the rescue of the desperate was supplied later, so that in this version only a bittersweet common melodrama with excellent actors and good photograph was left. In the rental company copy is the second version of the end jointly contain.

Suburban Cabaret

1935

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Höllentempo

1933

Flight Around the World poster
6.2

A spectacular action-adventure travelogue with stages in Genoa, Suez, Colombo, Singapore, Canton, Yokohama, Honolulu, San Francisco, New York and Brest.

Flight Around the World

1925

Film credits

1940s · 4 titles

Einmal der liebe Herrgott sein poster
8.2

Karl Geschwandtner, a porter in a large hotel, has only one wish: one day, he'd like to be the lord and master, as the saying goes: to be the porter and 'ruler' in the hotel. And luck helps him to temporarily fulfill his dream. But Karl doesn't just take over running the hotel, he feels the need to stick his nose in the life of his hotel guests, too. There are couples, who don't want to be put together or apart. When a valuable jewel goes missing, he plays detective and only succeeds in helping the thief to rob the hotel guests at his leisure. Pretty soon, chaos reigns at the hotel; there's massive confusion. Even the newspaper seller, Wally, whom Karl secretly loves, is slowly starting to mistrust him. When the director of "Hotel Europa" finally returns, he throws Karl out, who thereupon simply rents a room as a guest.

Einmal der liebe Herrgott sein

1942

Nanette poster
8.0

Successful playwright goes undercover to get new material and finds romance.

Nanette

1940

The Postmaster poster
6.6

When two Russian captains of cavalry came to a German post station one of them recalls what happened long time ago. He begins to tell the story: Ten years ago a comrade of them made a resting at the post station and fell in love with the station master's daughter. He promised everything to her and finally convinced her to come with him to St. Petersburg. When both arrived there she had to realize that her captain never had the intention to marry her.

The Postmaster

1940

Meine Tochter lebt in Wien poster
7.5

Gretl has been living in Vienna ever since her father, Klaghofer, a small general store owner, tried to marry her off against her will to the wealthy Gruber farmer. Her disgruntled father never opened a single one of her letters. A postcard tells him that Gretl has married—and, he mistakenly assumes, to a rich man. Klaghofer sets out to celebrate the reconciliation. But as soon as he leaves his provincial Austrian hometown and arrives in Vienna, Klaghofer causes utter chaos. In the process, he repairs a troubled marriage and is delighted at the happy ending for everyone involved.

Meine Tochter lebt in Wien

1940

1930s · 41 titles

The Theft of the Mona Lisa poster
6.2

A painter working at the Louvre is struck by the Mona Lisa. When he meets a girl whom he believes bears a resemblance to the painting, and who wants him to become famous, he comes up with the idea of stealing the painting. Based on the real-life theft of 1911.

The Theft of the Mona Lisa

1931

Countess Mariza poster
8.0

When Gräfin Mariza visits her country estate it is certainly an event. She gives a party to celebrate her engagement to a certain Koloman Zsupan, who unexpectedly shows up. Her authoritarian ways collide with Török, her manager. Based on Emerich Kálmán operetta.

Countess Mariza

1932

Maria Ilona poster
5.7

In 1848, the freedom-loving Hungarian people, led by Ludwig Kossuth, rose up against the hated rule of the Austrian Habsburg dynasty. In its expansionist policy, the Austrian monarchy had long relied on Hungarian feudal lords who betrayed the interests of their people. The anger of the rebels was directed against the Austrian oppressors and their Hungarian supporters. Against the backdrop of these historical events, the personal fate of the Hungarian patriot Maria Ilona is shown.

Maria Ilona

1939

Suburban Cabaret poster
6.5

In Vienna of 1913 a young woman coming from vaudeville theatre circles stands before the wedding with a construction draftsman; this must move to the military and sends his bride on the country, so that she cannot be enticed to the stage. However, she does it and gets by an officer's love affair so in confusion that she commits suicide. - This end environment-close and differentiates of produced melodrama was rejected by press and audience vehemently; the new second film end with the rescue of the desperate was supplied later, so that in this version only a bittersweet common melodrama with excellent actors and good photograph was left. In the rental company copy is the second version of the end jointly contain.

Suburban Cabaret

1935

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Höllentempo

1933

Fridericus poster
5.6

In 18th century Europe, King Friedrich II of Prussia leads his army through the seven-years-war with neighboring states, and after numerous near defeats, eventually brings a victorious army back to Berlin.

Fridericus

1937

No artwork available
7.0

To stave off creditors of a young composer, his friend plants a news story that he is engaged to an American heiress.

The Song of Happiness

1933

Ich bin gleich wieder da poster
10.0

Undergraduate 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

Parkstrasse 13 poster
7.5

The beautiful Evelyne Schratt, who has many admirerers, and whose two husbands both died under mysterious circumstances, is giving a reception. When one of her admirers is found stabbed to death in a room upstairs, the police detains everyone in the house and begins an interrogation (oh goody: does dinner come with this mystery theatre, too?). Evelyne admits, that the murdered man tried to blackmail about some information he had about the death of the two husbands.

Parkstrasse 13

1939

Peter poster
8.0

Starring Francisca Gaál in a breeches role. Dressed as a boy, a street musician gets a job pumping gas. When s/he starts to have feelings for her patron, watch out for complications in this comedy shot in German in Budapest.

Peter

1934

The Holy Flames poster
8.0

Former soldier Maurice Tabret returns home unhurt to marry his wife, Stella. Shortly after, he is paralyzed from the waist down in a tragic airplane crash. As the years pass, Stella becomes emotionally and romantically involved with Maurice's healthy brother. Maurice is suddenly discovered dead. While initially appearing to be a tragic or natural death, it is eventually revealed to be an intentional act of mercy. The investigation into his death forces a sweeping confrontation that reveals hidden truths, passionate devotion, and profound sacrifice within the family. German-language version of 1929's "The Sacred Flame", from the W. Somerset Maugham play, shot by Warner Bros. in Hollywood with a German-speaking cast.

The Holy Flames

1931

Kismet poster
9.0

Hajj, a rascally beggar on the periphery of the court of Baghdad, schemes to marry his daughter to royalty and to win the heart of the queen of the castle himself. This is a German-language version made in Hollywood along side the 1930 production directed by John Francis Dillon.

Kismet

1931

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Marshal Forward

1932

Miss Madame poster
10.0

On their honeymoon in St. Moritz,a new husband who is much older than his young bride is driven to despair when he thinks she prefers to spend her time with a younger man there, an actor.

Miss Madame

1934

Impossible Love poster
9.0

A deranged woman artist falls in love with a young sculptor. The impossible love ends tragically.

Impossible Love

1932

Freut Euch des Lebens poster
5.0

A Bavarian comedy centered around Gusti, the lovely waitress of the restaurant „Bratwurstglockl“, who is adored by all the men. When the spoiled snob Carl Maria complains to the manager about the restaurant, Gusti is summarily dismissed and accepts the invitation of the poor chamber singer Gottlieb Bumm to accompany him on a three-day trip to the Zugspitze he won in a contests. While there, they both live well above their means and Gusti runs into Carl Maria again.

Freut Euch des Lebens

1934

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

The Love of the Maharaja poster
7.0

At a hotel in San Remo, a maharaja living in exile thinks he sees the reincarnation of his dead wife in the pianist Mira and thinks the best way to deal with it is to hit up on the poor girl. Mira, however, has a thing for the violinist Stefan and doesn’t quite know how to deal with the maharaja’s insistence that she become his fiancée. In the end, Mira returns to Stefan and the maharaja returns to his country after his exile is lifted.

The Love of the Maharaja

1936

Ihr Leibhusar poster
5.7

An easy-going hussar officer successfully vies for the love of a millionaire's daughter.

Ihr Leibhusar

1938

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Die Frau ohne Nerven

1930

No artwork available
10.0

An ordinary Viennese taxi driver, Toni Kowalski, wanders into a diner, where a singing competition is taking place, and decides to take part in it. He is recognized as a maverick, the owner of an amazing voice, and is awarded the victory in the competition. Toni is patronized by an influential socialite.

Thank You, Madame

1936

Love Letters from the Engadine poster
6.0

Constance, the young widow of a wealthy American, gets a love letter from the Engadine region, signed by the famous guide Toni Anewater she had met during a holiday in the previous year. Constanze and her friend Dorothy therefore go to Switzerland for winter sports. But identical love letters to other ladies in London, Paris and Rome have been sent. Toni does not know anything about the letters. Everything seems to be a cunning of the hotel owner to attract tourists.

Love Letters from the Engadine

1938

Die Töchter ihrer Exzellenz poster
5.5

A young woman tries to hinder her sister from committing adultery - by wooing the man she thinks is the suitor herself.

Die Töchter ihrer Exzellenz

1934

No artwork available
5.8

In a poor Berlin neighborhood, a horse used in the WWI cavalry is threatened with slaughter so two sinister types can make some money .But a flower seller, her grandfather, and some other nice people try to save the honorable steed.

Violet of Potsdam Square

1936

I by Day, You by Night poster
6.7

A nightclub waiter and a manicurist share the same room, she sleeps there by night and he by day. They've never meet , but they can't stand each other. Then they meet by chance, not knowing who's who and fall in love.

I by Day, You by Night

1932

Queen of Love poster
10.0

An opera tenor replaces a humble performer in a honky tonk show and wins the heart of the soprano.

Queen of Love

1935

My Life for Maria Isabella poster
5.8

As the Austro-Hungarian empire comes closer to defeat in the Great War, a young lieutenant tries to rescue the standards of his Maria Isabell regiment from falling into enemy hands.

My Life for Maria Isabella

1935

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

Der Unwiderstehliche poster
4.5

No synopsis available yet.

Der Unwiderstehliche

1937

Viennese Waltz poster
8.7

Viennese Waltz or Johann Strauss, Royal and Imperial Court Musician is a 1932 German historical musical film directed by Conrad Wiene and starring Michael Bohnen, Lee Parry and Paul Hörbiger.

Viennese Waltz

1932

Twelve Minutes After Midnight poster
7.0

In Stockholm a young female law student investigates a series of jewel thefts that have been baffling the police.

Twelve Minutes After Midnight

1939

Castles in the Air poster
7.0

A wardrobe mistress at a Vienna theatre wins a competition, receiving as her prize a luxury tour round Italy. On the train she meets an impoverished young Italian who pretends to be a prince.

Castles in the Air

1939

The Cheeky Devil poster
10.0

Adaptation of a French comedy, set in Paris, in which a lecherous man sets his sights on a beautiful married woman, whose husband is otherwise distracted.

The Cheeky Devil

1932

The Grouch poster
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

The Grouch

1939

A Song, A Kiss, A Girl poster
5.4

Peter Franke owns Supraphon record company, which has one main competitor in Lyraphon. As a commercial strategy Peter gets engaged to her counter partner Asta, to his assistant Münzer's approval. Then he meets Wally Sommer, singing saleswoman at one of his shops, and all his plans are turned upside down while they both fall in love in this light musical comedy filled with Robert Stolz music.

A Song, A Kiss, A Girl

1932

Secret Mission poster
8.0

The good-natured helmsman Jan Jenssen somehow ends up being a part of some international intrigue, when he agrees to take a briefcase to Genoa on behalf of a certain Mr. Branting. It is there, that he gets to know the attractive Ruth Martens, who asserts, that Branting was a confidant of her father, who has in the meantime died, and that there’s a very important contract in the briefcase concerning Beryllium and a South American country known as Santona. But then, Branting was murdered and the contract stolen. The unscrupulous grand industrialist Morrow, who holds the monopoly to Beryllium extraction in the world, wants the contract, so he can do business with Santona himself.

Secret Mission

1938

Love's Command poster
7.0

During the Austro Hungarian empire, a girl substitutes for her brother in a military academy.

Love's Command

1931

Das große Abenteuer poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Das große Abenteuer

1938

Opera Ball poster
5.7

After the operetta of the same name of Richard Heuberger in 1890-1914 all kinds of situation comic from happy-go-lucky Vienna of the turn of the century, the time of the first cars and the absurd bath costumes: Husbands in the Chambre Separee, her little dizziness and mistake plays, the tumultuous whirl of a grand ball... - A high-spirited comedy at considerable entertainment level.

Opera Ball

1939

The Marathon Runners poster
5.5

Focuses on a love triangle between three German athletes competing at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. It was the last film Dupont made in Germany, before escaping into exile following the rise to power of the Nazis.

The Marathon Runners

1933

The Anthem of Leuthen poster
7.2

The story of the rise to power of King Frederick II (aka "Frederick the Great") of Prussia of his military campaigns to make Prussia a major power in Europe.

The Anthem of Leuthen

1933

1920s · 12 titles

Flight Around the World poster
6.2

A spectacular action-adventure travelogue with stages in Genoa, Suez, Colombo, Singapore, Canton, Yokohama, Honolulu, San Francisco, New York and Brest.

Flight Around the World

1925

Lady Hamilton poster
5.9

The married Lady Emma Hamilton has an ill fated romance with Admiral Horatio Nelson.

Lady Hamilton

1921

The Old Fritz II poster
6.5

Silent epic on the final years of Frederick II.

The Old Fritz II

1928

The Burning Heart poster
8.0

A young composer and inventor meets a poverty stricken singer.

The Burning Heart

1929

Die Abenteuerin von Monte Carlo - 3. Der Mordprozeß Stanley poster
NR

A dramatic courtroom trial decides the fate of the characters and exposes the schemes behind the international conflict.

Die Abenteuerin von Monte Carlo - 3. Der Mordprozeß Stanley

1921

Die Abenteuerin von Monte Carlo - 2. Marokkanische Nächte poster
NR

The story moves deeper into North Africa and Europe, following dangerous escapades and confrontations. Plots thicken around the control of the mines and the shifting loyalties of the characters involved.

Die Abenteuerin von Monte Carlo - 2. Marokkanische Nächte

1921

No artwork available
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Sensations-Prozess

1928

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Die Schlange mit dem Mädchenkopf

1920

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Thamar, das Kind der Berge

1924

Crooks in Tails poster
9.0

After two brothers have sold a French property, one gambles away his francs on the Riviera and encounters a couple of chiselers.

Crooks in Tails

1927

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Die Hotelratte

1928

Frau Sorge poster
7.0

Young peasant Paul's life is one of poverty and hardship from an early age. His lifelong struggle as he is forced to take on the responsibility of caring for his dysfunctional relatives prevents him from experiencing personal happiness, love, or a life for himself.

Frau Sorge

1928