A ghost called Vita Frun (White Lady) is accused of several murders. Detective Hillman is contacted to resolve the case. Read More »
Tag Archives: Nils Asther
The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1932) Frank Capra, Barbara Stanwyck, Nils Asther, Toshia Mori
The American missionary Megan Davis arrives in Shanghai during the Chinese Civil War to marry the missionary Dr. Robert Strife. Read More »
Abdul the Damned (1935) Karl Grune, Fritz Kortner, Nils Asther, John Stuart
In 1908, Sultan Abdul Hamid rules the Turkish Empire, but he is faced with the threat of revolt by the Young Turk party. Read More »
Mystery Broadcast (1943) George Sherman, Frank Albertson, Ruth Terry, Nils Asther
A radio detective sets out to solve an old murder case, with the help of her sound man and another radio detective. Read More »
The Cardboard Lover (1928) Robert Z. Leonard, Marion Davies, Jetta Goudal, Nils Asther
A ditzy American girl visiting Monte Carlo is hired by a tennis champ to be his “cardboard lover” Read More »
Storm at Daybreak (1933) Richard Boleslawski, Kay Francis, Nils Asther, Walter Huston
Sarajevo June 28, 1914. Dushan, the Serbian mayor of a Hungarian town Read More »
By Candlelight (1933) James Whale, Elissa Landi, Paul Lukas, Nils Asther
Josef is the valet for Count von Rommer and well trained in the philandering ways of his master. Read More »
Letty Lynton (1932) Clarence Brown, Joan Crawford, Robert Montgomery, Nils Asther
Wealthy socialite Letty Lynton is returning to New York, abandoning one-tine lover Emile Renaul in South America Read More »
The Man in Half Moon Street (1945) Ralph Murphy, Nils Asther, Helen Walker, Reinhold Schünzel
A scientist who has found a way to prolong life (he is 120 years old) finds himself in a dilemma Read More »
Bluebeard (1944) Edgar G. Ulmer, John Carradine, Jean Parker, Nils Asther
A killer of young women, dubbed Bluebeard, is loose in Paris. Read More »
If I Were Free (1933) Elliott Nugent, Irene Dunne, Clive Brook, Nils Asther
Gordon Evers, a dignified middle-aged barrister, is depressed and suicidal following an injury suffered during WWI. Read More »
Wild Orchids (1929) Sidney Franklin, Greta Garbo, Lewis Stone, Nils Asther
Lillie Sterling comes with her husband, John, on a business trip to Java, expecting a second honeymoon. Read More »
The Sea Bat (1930) Lionel Barrymore, Wesley Ruggles, Raquel Torres, Charles Bickford, Nils Asther, Action, Romance, Thriller
The West Indies island of Portuga is chiefly for sponge diving. Read More »
Submarine Alert (1943) Frank McDonald, Richard Arlen, Wendy Barrie, Nils Asther, Thriller, War
Nazi spies use a stolen shortwave transmitter prototype to broadcast top secret shipping info to an offshore Japanese sub. Read More »
Our Dancing Daughters (1928) Harry Beaumont, Joan Crawford, Johnny Mack Brown, Nils Asther, Drama
Diana is outwardly the hit of the party but inwardly virtuous and idealistic. Her friend Ann is thoroughly selfish and amoral. Both are attracted to Ben Black, soon-to-be millionaire. He takes Diana’s flirtations with other boys as a sign of disinterest in him and marries Ann. Big mistake.
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