Dolly Haas

The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story (1996)

The childhood, adolescence, and incredible adult years of Al Hirschfeld, celebrated creator of thousands of line drawings of famous people - many in the entertainment industry - over a span of more than sixty years. He is still drawing in his nineties. His ...

The Exiles (1989)

A chronicle of the rescue of oppressed intellectuals and artists from Europe before the outbreak of World War II. It studies the cultural and intellectual impact of this emigre population on American life. ...

Dolly, Lotte and Maria (1987)

A portrait of three remarkable women who were once celebrated figures in the German cultural scene: film star Dolly Haas, dancer Lotte Goslar and artist Maria Ley, Erwin Piscator's widow. ...

Main Street to Broadway (1953)

In New York, a surly, down-on-his-heels playwright meets a country girl who's giving up trying to act and returning home. He goes with her for inspiration when his agent convinces a stage star to take his next effort. When he returns to Broadway, his girl ...

I Confess (1953)

When a priest hears a murderer's confession, he becomes bound by his vow of silence—even as circumstantial evidence turns suspicion toward him. Torn between faith and self-preservation, he faces public scandal and trial for a crime he cannot reveal the t ...

The Merry Widow (1952)

Marshovia, a small European kingdom, is on the brink of bankruptcy but the country may be saved if the wealthy American Crystal Radek, widow of a Marshovian, can be convinced to part with her money and marry the king's nephew count Danilo. Arriving to Mars ...

Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)

Hat check man Louis Blore is in love with nightclub star May Daly. May, however, is in love with a poor dancer but wants to marry for money. When Louis wins the Irish Sweepstakes, he asks May to marry him and she accepts even though she doesn't love him. S ...

The Bank Dick (1940)

Egbert Sousé becomes an unexpected hero when a bank robber falls over a bench he's occupying. Now considered brave, Egbert is given a job as a bank guard. Soon, he is approached by charlatan J. Frothingham Waterbury about buying shares in a mining company ...

Spy of Napoleon (1936)

Exiled French patriot helps to find the men who want to betray emperor Napoleon III by selling military secrets to the German government. ...

Broken Blossoms (1936)

A Chinese missionary comes to England and helps a young girl ill-treated by her father. A remake of D. W. Griffith's masterpiece. ...

Warum lügt Fräulein Käthe? (1935)

The pleasure boat "Milwaukee" has a wide variety of guests on board: Frau Deiters, who is determined to get her daughter married off; Herr Krueger, who won a free ticket to travel onboard; Herr Dr. Bornemann, a completely introverted man, who has dedicate ...

Girls Will Be Boys (1934)

The Duke of Bridgewater sends for the heir he's never seen. His heir is Patricia, and the Duke is a woman-hater, so Patricia disguises herself as a boy. ...

So This is Midnight (1934)

A group of popular musicians including a girl singer is staying in a spooky castle where there may be a treasure of money. ...

The Page from the Dalmasse Hotel (1933)

Dolly Haas is employed as a (supposedly male) servant at a Hotel. ...

Kleines Mädel, großes Glück (1933)

A hilarious comedy of errors starring Dolly Haas: Annie, the locksmith's daughter, and Georg, a car salesman, meet at the fair but quickly lose touch. Later, Annie is tasked by her father with delivering new locks to a countess's castle. At the train stati ...

Die kleine Schwindlerin (1933)

The Private Secretary Gets Married (1933)

An unattractive secretary is hired so the men in the office will focus on their work, but comic complications ensue. ...

Big City Night (1933)

Young French student Madeleine Duchanel wants to go to the theater and therefore pulls out of the well-protected environment of her school. In Paris she hopes to make a career, but in her naivety she ends up on the street. ...

Scampolo, ein Kind der Straße (1932)

The street urchin Scampolo (which means, "A Nothing"), who sleeps at night in a telephone booth and earns a little money running errands for a laundry, falls in love with a despondent, out-of-work bank manager in Depression-torn Germany, and thereby becom ...

A Tremendously Rich Man (1932)

A man swallows a diamond - and suddenly all people around him change their attitude towards him. ...

Things Are Getting Better Already (1932)

The fast-driving daughter of a car manufacturer keeps Berlin's most pricey lawyer busy as she keeps getting into scrapes. ...

A Girl You Don't Forget (1932)

A GIRL YOU DON'T FORGET can be thought of as a backstage musical that treats the whole world as backstage. Melodies seem to be buzzing through the air, available to anyone in the right state of mind. Willi Forst always is, and he is also an actor who can t ...

Love's Command (1931)

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

The Upright Sinner (1931)

Leopold Pichler is a very orderly and trustworthy chief cashier who is asked by his boss to get a large sum of money from the bank which the boss urgently needs on a trip to Vienna. Due to some circumstances, getting the money takes a little longer than ex ...

The Ball (1931)

The daughter of a nouveau riche family, invited to an upper class ball meant to launch her in society, rejects the offer. ...

One Hour of Happiness (1931)

The two happy fitters Eddy and Tommy are doing overtime to ensure the great travel-exhibition of the department store they work in is ready for display. Outside, they see a poor newspaper seller, who looks longingly at the beautiful things in the display w ...