Erna Sellmer

Die blaue Maus (1978)

Endstation Paradies (1977)

Goldfüchse (1974)

Der Schlafwagenkontrolleur (1971)

Gefährliche Neugier (1970)

A stage designer at a touring theater tracks down a serial killer after he becomes an amateur detective following the murder of his friend. ...

Klein Erna auf dem Jungfernstieg (1969)

Little Erna is a cheeky Hamburg girl. She gets up to the greatest pranks with her boyfriend. That's why her mother sends her on vacation alone to her aunt. There, too, the little girl gets up to all sorts of mischief... ...

Charleys Onkel (1969)

Driving instructor Carola "Charley" can no longer stand the constant advances of her pupils and quits her job without further ado. To gain some distance, she takes the opportunity to look after her friend Lilo's dog, the two parrots and her apartment while ...

Ein dreifach Hoch dem Sanitätsgefreiten Neumann (1969)

Gold für Montevasall (1968)

Willst Du nicht das Lämmlein hüten? (1967)

The Mistress (1967)

Der Raub der Sabinerinnen (1966)

An einem ganz gewöhnlichen Tag (1966)

Der Heiratsschwindler heiratet (1966)

Die Tochter des Brunnenmachers (1965)

Das Rendezvous (1965)

Dichter Nebel (1965)

Die Silberflöte (1965)

Die Reise (1965)

Freddy, Tiere, Sensationen (1964)

The successful circus performer Freddy hears about the troubles of his parents' circus Baldoni and returns from the USA. At home, he has to deal with his half-brother Raoul, who has stolen a sensational trapeze act from his father. ...

Actis (1964)

Georges Dandin (1964)

Unsere deutschen Kleinstädter (1964)

Aktion T 4 (1964)

Homesick for St. Paul (1963)

A pop singer who has been successful on Broadway, is homesick and returns. ...

Florence und der Zahnarzt (1962)

So war Mama (1962)

Das Leben beginnt um acht (1962)

Küß mich Kätchen (1961)

Die Nacht vor der Premiere (1959)

Carola Lorm, a celebrated revue star from South America, is not thrilled that her daughter Barbara wants to marry a young man from Hamburg. The weather there is just as chilly as the father-in-law-to-be, who turns out to be a snooty Hanseatic fruit merchan ...

Leihhauslegende (1959)

Meine 99 Bräute (1958)

Nicki Montag is considered a true Casanova in the Munich suburbs. However, this is obviously not only down to him, but also to the numerous women who are only too happy to fall for his advances. With the help of his work-shy friend Jonny, Nicki beguiles on ...

13 Little Donkeys and the Sun Court (1958)

Martha Krapp is amazed when her husband Josef suddenly appears at the door. He has rarely been seen in recent years, instead traveling the world and earning himself the nickname "Don Chaussee". In his absence, the bible-thumping Martha has been running the ...

Münchhausen in Afrika (1958)

The adventures of Baron Münchhausen jr. in Africa. ...

Die Ausgestoßene (1958)

Das Herz von St. Pauli (1957)

Due to a lack of money, Hamburg pub owner Jonny Jensen brings two partners on board. As soon as the contract is finalized, the ex-sea bear is almost struck by a blow: the shady duo want to turn his quaint harbour bar "Herz von St. Pauli" into a demimonde p ...

Don't Forget My Little Traudel (1957)

17-year-old Traudel flees the orphanage she has to live in, in order to venture to Berlin. ...

Kein Auskommen mit dem Einkommen (1957)

To supplement their pension, the eccentric couple August and Ida Bodendiek rent a room to young Klaus. His father wants to remarry, so Klaus moved out of his parents' house and now works the night shift as a truck driver. This gives the Bodendieks the oppo ...

The Big Chance (1957)

Heidelberg teenagers make jazz music. ...

I'll See You at Lake Constance (1956)

Philemon und Baucis (1956)

Meine Kinder und ich (1955)

Ingrid - The Story of a Fashion Model (1955)

The romantic conflicts of a runaway young woman who works as a model and is courted by two journalists... ...

Ihre große Prüfung (1954)

Little Friends (1954)

At the age of three, little Wolfgang has lost his parents. Since then his uncle Eduard raises the boy. As a former concertmaster Eduard has recognized how gifted his nephew is and the boy learns the hard way. The 6-year-old must practice daily 6 hours at t ...

Regina Amstetten (1954)

Hurra - ein Junge! (1953)

Die Blume von Hawaii (1953)

Tagebuch einer Verliebten (1953)

In South Tirol, shortly after ww-ii: Paul and Barbara Holzmann and their son Charlie own a small gasoline station. At their wedding anniversary, of all days, Barbara finds proof that Paul may again have cheated on her. At first she believes his explanation ...

Secretly Still and Quiet (1953)

Die Unbesiegbaren (1953)

The film "Die Unbesiegbaren" covers an episode in German history, in which the Bismarck government tried to mitigate the rise of the social-democrat movement. ...

Captain Bay-Bay (1953)

The story centers on the charismatic sea captain Käpt'n Bay-Bay, portrayed by Hans Albers, who on his wedding day shares tales of his seafaring exploits with his wedding guests after an unexpected delay in the ceremony. The narrative employs a framing dev ...

Ferien vom Ich (1952)

American billionaire George B. Stefenson is on a business trip through Europe when, due to his heavy workload, he suffers a heart attack. The doctor called to his aid, Dr. Hartung, strongly advises him to take a three-month break—in other words, to take ...

Klettermaxe (1952)

A masked hero scales the walls of buildings and relieves burglars of the money or valuables they've stolen. He donates the stolen goods to charity and turns the criminals over to the authorities. An exotic dancer falls madly in love with this hero whose fa ...

Karriere in Paris (1952)

France at the time of the Restoration. The young country gentleman Rastignac comes to Paris to study. He takes up residence in a poor boarding house, where his father Goriot, who has been excluded by his daughters, also lives. The penniless Rastignac is an ...

Torreani (1951)

Acrobat assumes identity of jailed fellow-artist to take over a theatre which had been bequeathed to him. He is suspected of murdering the acrobat but is cleared in the end. ...

Corinna Schmidt (1951)

Berlin in 1878: Corinna Schmidt, who was brought up in a petit-bourgeois, academic family, is romantically interested in Leopold Treibel, the son of the lordly councillor of commerce Jenny Treibel – although Corinna is also deeply in love with her cousin ...

Zwischen Herz und Gewissen (1951)

Insel ohne Moral (1950)

Das Mädchen aus der Südsee (1950)

Hamburg student Richard Kirbach indulges in an unusual hobby: he plays chess via shortwave with Arnold Pieper, an old German coconut planter in the South Seas. The men, who are so different, become so close that one day Pieper asks the young man for a big ...

Die wunderschöne Galathee (1950)

Insolent and in Love (1950)

Penniless Peter Schild looks for work when arrived in Germany. Working as a private eye he has to observe a young lady who is willing to marry an unemployed actor against the will of her parents. ...

Wie sagen wir's unsern Kindern (1949)

Our Daily Bread (1949)

A story about a family after the Second World War. The petty bourgeois cashier Karl Weber of Berlin observes from a distance how his son Ernst participates in the building of a new socialist society. Karl does not understand Ernst's visions, instead he con ...

Anonyme Briefe (1949)

Eine reizende Familie (1948)

Boys are usually busy playing "Indians", but when their uncle decides to rent part of their home to a Doctor Höflin, they took an oath to cast him out with a series of pranks. ...

The Murderers Are Among Us (1946)

After returning from a concentration camp, Susanne finds a traumatized ex-soldier living in her apartment in bombed out Berlin. Together the two try to move past their experiences during WWII. ...

Das Mädchen Juanita (1945)

Spring Melody (1945)

Peter, Paul, and Heinz have been best friends since early childhood; the first two are treated almost like Heinz's own children by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Liebitz. One day, a terrible accident occurs during a regatta: Heinz falls into the water and drown ...

Port of Freedom (1944)

Singing sailor Hannes, who now entertains the crowd at St. Pauli's Hippodrome after years at sea, promises his dying brother that he will take care of his ex-girlfriend Gisa. Taking Gisa to Hamburg to live with him, Hannes quickly falls in love with her, b ...

Seinerzeit zu meiner Zeit (1944)

Inge Peters has a guilty conscience. She told her mother, that she'd be going to the weekend house at the lake with her friend Barbara, but in reality, the horny girl is taking Peter with her. She's afraid, that if mom finds out, she's gonna lecture her ...

I Need You (1944)

The actress Julia Bach is married to the famous director, Professor Paulus Allmann; however, no one is to know about the marriage. Julia doesn't want a career simply because she has a famous spouse. For that reason, Paulus always has to go on his concert ...

Gefährlicher Frühling (1943)

Das Bad auf der Tenne (1943)

Liebesgeschichten (1943)

Floh im Ohr (1943)

Weiße Wäsche (1942)

Musician Eduard Boeckel wants to settle down and marries laundry owner Lisbeth Timm. He brings his friend August Garfs into the marriage, and the housekeeper Alwine quickly sets her sights on him. In his new position, Boeckel invents a laundry detergent wi ...

The Great Love (1942)

The attractive Oberleutnant Paul Wendlandt is stationed in North Africa as a fighter pilot. While in Berlin to deliver a report he is given a day's leave, and on the stage of the cabaret theatre "Skala" sees the popular Danish singer Hanna Holberg. For Pau ...

Die heimlichen Bräute (1942)

Uncle Ludwig's childless estate hinges on his nephews: Peter studies agriculture and is engaged to Inge, while Paul, a court assessor, loves Marianne, whose father disdains "judges." Both women secretly visit Bainingen, but Ludwig mistakes Inge for Mariann ...

Two in a Big City (1942)

A German soldier on leave in Berlin goes looking for his pen pal who he has never met called Gisela. He meets instead a woman with the same name and falls in love with her. ...

Was geschah in dieser Nacht? (1941)

Since Marion feels ill-treated by her boyfriend her friend Julia confronts him in his home only to learn that she is scolding the wrong guy: there are two cousins named Johannes sharing the apartment. And this Johannes is charming indeed. ...

The Comedians (1941)

Although she is known as a patron of the arts, a graceful duchess nevertheless refuses her nephew to marry an enterprising actress in this German melodrama starring Kathe Dorsch and silent screen legend Henny Porten. When Philine (Hilde Krahl), the troupe' ...

Der siebente Junge (1941)

The year is 1800. Leopold von Röckl and Ferdinand von Wangenheim, two extremely fun-loving guards lieutenants, before whom no coat is safe, leave the residence of the sovereign for a while - and for good reason: Leopold has begun an affair with Princess G ...

The Young Lady of Barnhelm (1940)

During the Seven Years' War, Prussian Major von Tellheim sacrifices his own fortune to save a Saxon estate from being plundered. After the war ends he is discharged and left penniless when the government suspects his noble deed was actually due to a bribe. ...

Freed Hands (1939)

A German peasant woman is determined to succeed as a sculptor and ,though she has a child out of wedlock, spurns chances to set up a marriage and continues to pursue her art instead, in the stimulating new climate of Italy. ...