Gregor Rabinovitch

A master of suspense admired even by Hitchcock, Henri-Georges Clouzot is famous for acid-tinged thrillers about cold-blooded murder and ugly politics, whether in a French town or a Latin American oil field. But his early writing career was quite different: he provided the scenarios and dialogue for ten years’ worth of clever farces and affecting melodramas, often with musical numbers. My Cousin from Warsaw, Dragnet Night, The Unknown Singer, I’ll Be Alone After Midnight, The Terror of Batignolles, Tell Me Tonight, Dream Castle

Evelyne, una mujer de origen burgués, reducida ahora a bailar en un antro de mala muerte, se reencuentra con su primer amor, que se ha convertido en un médico de éxito.

Tells the story of a young woman escaping from reform school who tries to steal a foreign ambassador's watch but ends up falling in love with him.

Old friends of Vera Vronsky remind her of her past and try to blackmail her.

Un desertor del ejército francés llega a Le Havre, una ciudad permanentemente envuelta en la niebla, para huir en barco. Conoce a Nelly en Casa Panamá, un garito del muelle, y simpatizan de inmediato; ella es una joven de diecisiete años tiranizada por su tutor Zabel, un extraño hombre que mantiene tratos con un grupo de jóvenes que juegan a ser mafiosos.

A British officer poses as a traitor in order to infiltrate a team of terrorists who are sabotaging ships, while a seductive cabaret dancer is working for the mysterious genius who runs the enemy spy ring.

An opera star's manager tries to stop her romance with a penniless singer.

A woman is put on trial for murdering a musician who ruined her marriage.

Vienna, 1922. Due to a sudden financial tragedy, a young woman begins accepting checks from an older, rich gentleman for companionship in order for her to keep attending college. Their relationship is purely platonic, but eventually she begins a romance with the tutor of the older man's sons who has a completely wrong impression as to the nature of her arrangement with his employer.

Composer Franz Schubert--broke, struggling and unhappy--gets a break when a wealthy friend wangles him an invitation to a command performance in front of a princess of the royal family. Schubert performs a version of his new work, "Symphony in B Minor", for the princess, but a misunderstanding results in Schubert storming out of the concert in a rage. Complications ensue.

A section from the life of composer Franz Schubert as a material for a love story. Also known in English as Gently My Songs Entreat. An English version called Unfinished Symphony would follow in 1934.

El cantante de ópera Enrico Ferraro, cansado de sus demasiados compromisos, salta del tren escapando de su manager y se cambia a otro yendo a la Riviera. Hace un amigo y se detiene en un pueblo, donde (al parecer) puede por fin tener unas merecidas vacaciones, con el interés añadido de conocer a una hermosa chica de los alrededores.

El cantante de ópera Enrico Ferraro, cansado de sus demasiados compromisos, salta del tren escapando de su manager y se cambia a otro yendo a la Riviera. Hace un amigo y se detiene en un pueblo, donde (al parecer) puede por fin tener unas merecidas vacaciones, con el interés añadido de conocer a una hermosa chica de los alrededores.

La estrella de la ópera Enrico Ferraro, cansado de su estresante agenda, cambia de tren para unas vacaciones en Suiza. Cuando se descubre su presencia en el tranquilo complejo junto al lago, cambia de lugar con un nuevo amigo que finge ser su secretario. Libre al fin, explora el país y conoce a una hermosa chica.

During WWI a German agent receives an order to find out when the Russian army will carry out its expected attack against the German lines.

Un millonario americano, harto de sus fracasos amorosos, apuesta 500.000 dólares con su mejor amigo a que es capaz de estar cinco años sin tener relaciones con una mujer. Para evitar caer en la tentación, se embarca en su yate con una tripulación que comparte sus mismos ideales, y a la que no le está permitido bajar a tierra bajo ningún concepto. Tras cuatro años y medio, todo va bien y la apuesta parece ganada, pero Lilian Harvey aparece en medio del mar para poner patas arriba el barco, y de paso, hacer mucho más interesante la historia.

Vehículo musical para la prometedora Dolly Haas, como actriz con un novio compositor. Canta, en un momento, que tiene el andar de (Lilian) Harvey, la boca de Garbo y las piernas de Dietrich.

Ivan Mozzhukhin is a "...hot-headed Caucasian mountaineer leader whose irrational behavior comes to the attention of the Czar . Hoping to use Hajji Murad as a go-between in his plans to conquer the Caucasus mountaineers, the Russian ruler finds that the hero is not so easily manipulated. Rescuing the beautiful Saira from the Czar's clutches, Hajji Murad leads the mountain people's revolt against the despotic regent." Needless to say, the film ends in tragedy.

George Manolescu (Ivan Mouskojine) es un estafador que trabaja entre París y Nueva York. Durante un viaje en tren a Monte Carlo, Manolescu conoce a la bella Cleo (Brigitte Helm). Juntos experimentan un intenso romance. Después de que Cleo deja a Manolescu, éste hace de todo para recuperarla...

Pieter Kruis runs a grocer's shop in a small Dutch town, with which he and his wife Johanne can hardly feed themselves. Nonetheless, he is satisfied with his life, although he suspects that he will probably never win the jackpot. Suddenly Pieter receives a telegram from America: his old school friend Joe, who has made a fortune in the “new world”, asks whether Pieter would like to visit him. As “compensation” for expenses incurred, Pieter will also receive $ 50,000! Of course, Pieter doesn't hesitate for long - the suitcase is quickly packed and a ship ticket reserved. But the little “world traveler” has no idea what kind of adventures await him! Fearing that his insidious brother might speculate on his life insurance and stage a small “accident” on board the ship, Pieter disembarked in Rotterdam, where his entire travel budget was by a few crooks. Then he learns that his ship has actually sunk and suspects that his brother is already worried about the sum insured...

Directed by Alexandre Volkoff

Botto the Clown is in love with the much younger Blanche but she is in love with the handsome daredevil acrobate Andre.

When bored American billionaire Charles Vanel is amused by the happiness of poor railroad man Nicolas Koline, he offers him a wager: if Koline and his family can spend 20,000 francs a day (about $11,000 in current American money) for a year, then he'll give him a nice pension. The rest of the movie is about the poor man and his family's efforts to win the bet.

Adapted from Jules Verne's 1876 novel Michael Strogoff, the film tells the tale of a Russian courier named Michael Strogoff who has to dash across Russia with a vital message for the tsar's brother, wrestling with bears and fighting off ferocious Tatar rebels along the way. Captured by the Tatars, he is brought before their leader and blinded with a red hot sword by the executioner.

Unkwown to the vast majority, Count Patrice is the crown prince of Simenia. One day he sails for the East on his yacht "Bengal" in the company of Christiane, a beautiful princess, in love with him. Chance has it that Patrice sets Anar, an Oriental beauty, free from the harem where she is held captive. Love is born between the two young people, which infuriates Christiane. Mad with jealousy, the vexed woman sets about preventing Patrice and Anar from marrying... by all means fair or foul!

Desire brings out the worst in an actress' suitors-- One a well-to-do patron of London's theatre set, the other a lovestruck loner on the verge of penning a play dedicated to her.