Alexander Engel

History

Austrian writer.

Movies

Den farliga leken
Writer
Lola Brio has a large number of professions. She is partly a revue primadonna and gramophone singer, but the nameplate on her door also reads "Lessons in French and Grace", which of the film's act to judge apparently means that she is partly a luxury prostitute and partly takes care of country girls to give them some posture of polish.
Just a Gigolo
Writer
A playboy pretends to be a paid escort in order to court--and test the moral character of--a young British socialite. Comedy.
Eight Days of Happiness
Writer
Musical about a girl typist who leaves Berlin for Venice after winning a contest. A rich bachelor pretending to be poor takes a job with her and competes for her affections with a count and a tenor.
Venice nights
Writer
Die Frau für 24 Stunden
Novel
Playing with fire
Writer
A method actress likes living out the roles she is playing in real life. To prepare for her new play, she enters the criminal underworld and ends up being implicated in a burglary of a Duke who is one of her suitors. The film was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film received a generally positive reception from critics, although some were doubtful about the blending of farce and tragedy.
Die blaue Maus
Writer