In occupied Poland during WWII, a troupe of ham stage actors (led by Joseph Tura and his wife Maria) match wits with the Nazis. Read More »
Tag Archives: Ernst Lubitsch
Lady Windermere’s Fan (1925) Ernst Lubitsch
Mrs Erlynne, the mother of Lady Windermere – her daughter does not know about her – wants to be introduced in society, so that she can marry Lord Augustus Lorton. Read More »
The Doll (1919) Ernst Lubitsch
Because the Baron of Chanterelle wants to preserve his family line, he forces his timid nephew Lancelot to choose one of the village maidens to wed. Read More »
The Merry Jail (1917) Das fidele Gefängnis
Based on Johann Strauss’s operetta Die Fledermaus, the actions of ‘The Merry Jail’ occur over the course of a single eventful day and night. Read More »
Trouble in Paradise (1932) Ernst Lubitsch, Miriam Hopkins, Kay Francis, Herbert Marshall
High class European thief Gaston Monescu meets his soul mate Lily, a pickpocket masquerading as a countess. Read More »
Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife (1938) Ernst Lubitsch, Claudette Colbert, Gary Cooper, Edward Everett Horton
US multi-millionaire Michael Barndon marries his eight wife, Nicole, the daughter of a broken French Marquis. Read More »
Die Flamme / The Flame (1923) Ernst Lubitsch, Pola Negri, Hermann Thimig, Alfred Abel
In 19th century Paris a hedonistic woman marries an aristocrat but has trouble keeping faithful to him. Read More »
Rosita (1923) Ernst Lubitsch, Raoul Walsh, Mary Pickford, Holbrook Blinn, Irene Rich
Rosita, a peasant singer in Seville, captures the attention of the King. Read More »
Meyer from Berlin (1919) Ernst Lubitsch
A bumbling, self-indulgent husband goes on a vacation away from his wife. Read More »
The Eyes of the Mummy / Die Augen der Mumie Ma (1918) Ernst Lubitsch, Pola Negri, Harry Liedtke, Emil Jannings
A girl is kidnapped and held captive in an ancient Egyptian temple. Read More »