Werner R. Heymann

Рождение : 1896-02-14,

Смерть : 1961-05-30

Фильмы

Bombs on Monte Carlo
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In Monte Carlo, a captain tries to raise the money to pay his crew at the gaming table, and meets and falls in love with a Queen.
Inside Detroit
Music
Gus Linden, former racketeer head of a Detroit local of the United Automobile Workers of America, A.F.L, attempts to destroy his successor, Blair Vicker, so he can put his old rackets back into the auto factories. Vickers fights him off, ultimately winning help from Linden's attractive daughter Barbara and from Joni Calvin, Vickers' moll.
The Congress Dances
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Congress of Vienna, 1815: In order to lure certain monarchs away from the conference, the Austrians instigate a ceaseless sequence of operas and balls. Indeed, Russian Czar Alexander is distracted when he falls for a beautiful salesgirl.
Альрауне
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Профессор Якоб Тен Бринкен, следуя каким-то мистическим течениям, искусственно оплодотворяет проститутку семенем маньяка, убившего двух человек и проводит ещё какие-то запрещенные опыты. В результате на свет появляется девочка, которую он отдает в монастырь на воспитание. Проходят годы, девочка превращается в девушку Альрауне и сбегает из этого места обратно в отцовский дом. Монахини пытаются донести до Якоба, что эта девушка какая-то странная и оказывает дурное влияние на окружающих. С тех пор по городку ходят слухи, что она приносит несчастья. Со временем у Альрауне завязывается роман с Франком, который собирается в Париж. Но отец девушки против их отношений, и он рассказывает молодому человеку правду о его возлюбленной...
Heidelberger Romanze
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The rich and jung American Susanne falls in love with the Student Hans-Joachim. Set in the romantic Heidelberg.
Emergency Wedding
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Dr. Helen Hunt is a physician married to millionaire Peter Judson Kirk Jr., who is jealous his wife is spending too much time with her male patients. He makes a fool of himself trying to prove her guilt.
A Woman of Distinction
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Ice-cold college dean Susan Middlecott feels there's no room in her life for romance. Enter Prof. Alec Stevenson, British lecturer on astronomy, touring North America and in possession of a keepsake of Susan's he wants to return. Desperate for publicity, lecture bureau press agent Teddy Evans magnifies this into a great romance. The efforts of both dignified principals to quash the story have the opposite effect; matters get more and more involved.
A Kiss for Corliss
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After a brief encounter with the romantic and thrice divorced Kenneth Marquis, Corliss Archer decides to write in her diary that they are together in order to make her boyfriend Dexter jealous. Corliss' father had also served as attorney representing Kenneth Marquis' ex-wife during his most recent divorce trial. When Corliss and Dexter don't come home one evening until five in the morning, Corliss decides to pretend to have amnesia to avoid the inevitable punishment awaiting her.
Tell It to the Judge
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Marsha Meredith, an attorney-at-law, is nominated for a federal judgeship, but her nomination is opposed by a 'Good-Government' group that thinks her divorce makes her unfit for the job. This evolves into situations, happening in Florida, New England, Washington D.C., and the Adirondacks, such as the misunderstood husband trying to win back his wife, and the misunderstood wife trying to make her husband jealous, and one case of mistaken identity after another, after another.
Let's Live a Little
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A harried, overworked advertising executive is being pursued romantically by one of his clients, a successful perfume magnate ... and his former fiancée. The latest client of the agency is a psychiatrist and author of a new book. When the executive goes over to discuss the ad campaign, the psychiatrist turns out to be a woman. But what does he really need? Romance? Or analysis?
The Mating of Millie
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Self-sufficient in life and successful in business, prim and proper Millie McGonigle wants just one more thing, a child. When she asks to adopt orphan Tommy Bassett, but learns that she will first have to have a husband, Millie turns to her neighbor, Doug Andrews. Though he has no interest in marriage, Doug offers to help Millie find a husband by transforming her into a beautiful and exciting woman, one who catches the eye of two eligible bachelors, including the orphanage's president.
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
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Twenty-three years after scoring the winning touchdown for his college football team mild-mannered Harold Diddlebock, who has been stuck in a dull, dead-end book-keeping job for years, is let go by his pompous boss, advertising tycoon J.E. Wagglebury, with nothing but a tiny pension. Harold, who never touches the stuff, takes a stiff drink with his new pal... and another, and another. What happened Wednesday?
Lost Honeymoon
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An American architect learns he has two children whom he fathered during his military service.
Hold That Blonde!
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Ogden Spencer Trulow III is a wealthy kleptomaniac who turned to stealing when he was spurned by a girl. His psychoanalyst advises him to find another girl for a cure. He fastens his interest upon Sally Martin, who happens to be engaged upon helping some crooks steal a valuable necklace. Complications include two scantily attired individuals, one of them drunk, clinging to the cornice of a skyscraper and a large band of crooks in quest of the precious jewels.
Kiss and Tell
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Film adaptation of the Broadway hit, about the comic mayhem that erupts in a small town when a 15-year old high-schooler (Shirley Temple) is wrongly suspected of being pregnant.
It's in the Bag!
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The ringmaster of a flea circus inherits a fortune...if he can find which chair it's hidden in.
Together Again
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Anne Crandall is the mayor of a small town in Vermont. Her deceased husband had been the mayor for years and when he died, she was left to carry on and to raise his daughter from his first marriage. She lives with the daughter, her father-in-law and a housekeeper. In the town square, there was a statue of her late husband and every year since his death, they have an anniversary celebration there. This year during a thunderstorm, the statue is hit by lightning and the head falls off. The daughter insists that a new statue be erected instead of patching the old one. Mayor Crandall is sent to New York to interview the prospective sculptor, George Corday.
3 Is a Family
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Based on a play by Phoebe and Henry Ephron, "3 Is a Family" is a 1940s farce. Charlie Ruggles plays a hubby whose bungled business schemes force his wife, Fay Bainter, to enter the workplace. The couple's daughter, Marjorie Reynolds, shows up with her twin babies in tow. Son Arthur Lake arrives with his pregnant wife (Jeff Donnell). And overbearing maiden aunt Helen Broderick also decides to move in. Because his wife is away at work, poor old Charlie Ruggles is not only housekeeper, but nursemaid and servant as well.
The Missing Juror
Additional Music
A newsman tracks down a phantom killer of murder-trial jurors.
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
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In 1923, two young ladies depart unescorted for a tour of Europe, meeting two eligible men aboard ship. Their great naïvité and efforts to seem grown-up lead them into many comic misadventures.
One Mysterious Night
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After a rare gem is stolen from an exhibition at a posh hotel, Inspector Farraday decides to recruit former thief Boston Blackie to find the stone. Along with his assistant, "The Runt", Blackie focuses his investigation on the hotel manager, George Daley, and his sister, Eileen. Through disguises and ruses, Blackie and the Runt try to trick their way to discovering the thieves.
My Pal, Wolf
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A lonely child, neglected by her parents, encounters and befriends a German Shepherd, but she's unaware the animal is a military dog being trained for service in WW2.
Hail the Conquering Hero
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Having been discharged from the Marines for a hayfever condition before ever seeing action, Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith delays the return to his hometown, feeling that he is a failure. While in a moment of melancholy, he meets up with a group of Marines who befriend him and encourage him to return home to his mother by fabricating a story that he was wounded in battle with honorable discharge.
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
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High-school student Henry Aldrich hopes to improve his grades by finding a sweetheart for his unmarried teacher.
Knickerbocker Holiday
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The wild and woolly early days of New York -- when it was still known as New Amsterdam -- provide the backdrop for this period musical-comedy. In 1650, Peter Stuyvesant (Charles Coburn) arrives in New Amsterdam to assume his duties as governor. Stuyvesant is hardly the fun-loving type, and one of his first official acts is to call for the death of Brom Broeck (Nelson Eddy), a newspaper publisher well-known for his fearless exposes of police and government corruption. However, Broeck hasn't done anything that would justify the death penalty, so Stuyvesant waits (without much patience) for Broeck to step out of line. Broeck is romancing a beautiful woman named Tina Tienhoven (Constance Dowling), whose sister Ulda (Shelley Winters) happens to be dating his best friend, Ten Pin (Johnnie "Scat" Davis). After Stuyvesant's men toss Broeck in jail on a trumped-up charge, Stuyvesant sets his sights on winning Tina's affections.
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
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Henry and his pal Dizzy become Boy Scout leaders, but a spoiled brat in their troop quickly proves to cause them no end of trouble.
The Chance of a Lifetime
Additional Music
A mad scramble for stolen loot ensues after Boston Blackie has prisoners released for work in a wartime defence plant.
Appointment in Berlin
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The "war of nerves" which gripped the European continent in 1938, is the background for this war thriller starring George Sanders.
Незабываемая ночь
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Молодая супружеская пара снимает квартиру в мрачном полуподвальном помещении в квартале Гринвич-Виллидж, надеясь что это обеспечит мужу-писателю нужную атмосферу для создания новой книги. Их соседи оказываются весьма загадочными и неприятными личностями. Зловещая атмосфера дома оказывается весьма подходящей для их первоначального замысла, но вскоре они сталкиваются с реальной тайной, обнаружив в своей квартире труп, и решают начать собственное расследование...
Flight Lieutenant
Music
A disgraced pilot determines to regain the respect of both his son, now a test pilot for the Army, and the men he once flew with.
The Wife Takes a Flyer
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Christopher Reynolds, an American flying with the R.A.F, is shot down over German-occupied Holland and is given shelter by a Dutch family. Posing as the insane husband of the daughter of the house, Anita Wolverman, Reynolds convinces the German officer quartered there, Major Zellfritz, with the necessity for her divorce decree to be granted. After the court-hearing, Anita, goes to manage a home for retired ladies and, persuaded by Reynolds, tries to gain military information from the German Officer. When her former husband escapes from the insane-asylum his exploits are blamed on Reynolds. With the help of the old ladies and Anita, who "remarries" him, Reynolds escapes to England in a stolen German airplane.
Быть или не быть
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Действие происходит в Польше до и во время немецкой оккупации. В одном театре Варшавы работают муж и жена — Йосиф и Мария Тура. Ставят антинацистскую пьесу, но ее запрещают, и приходится играть «Гамлета». Чрезвычайно тщеславный и ранимый Йосиф Тура играет самого принца датского, один из зрителей, молодой и красивый летчик, встает и уходит из зала в самый ответственный для артиста момент, когда произносится знаменитый монолог «Быть или не быть». Откуда знать актеру, что именно эти слова были для офицера паролем, указывающим, что можно идти в гримерную красавицы Марии Тура…
Whistling in the Dark
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The operators of 'Silver Haven', a cultish group bilking gullible rich people out of money, is set to inherit a large sum after the deceased woman's heir also dies. Leader Joesph Jones decides to hurry the process along and kidnaps Wally Benton, his fiancé, and a friend, to further this goal. Wally, 'The Fox', is a radio sleuth who solves murders on the air. Jones wants him to devise a perfect murder, and isn't above killing others sloppily along the way to get his foolproof murder plot.
My Life with Caroline
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A man thinks his high-spirited wife is cheating on him.
She Knew All the Answers
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Chorus girl and rich playboy want to marry but he'll lose his fortune unless his trustee approves of his mate. So she goes to work in the trustee's brokerage firm under an assumed name to get on his good side but complications ensue.
Это неопределенное чувство
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Молодая женщина, миссис Джил Бейкер, страдающая от приступов внезапной икоты, вынуждена обратиться к психоаналитику, который наводит ее на мысль, что основная причина - не слишком удачный брак. В ожидании очередного сеанса у врача она знакомится в приемной с пианистом, который кажется ей намного более увлекательной и творческой личностью, чем скучный страховой агент муж...
Топпер возвращается
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В доме по соседству с Космо Топпером убили девушку. Её призрак навещает бедолагу Космо и заставляет искать убийцу.
Миллион лет до нашей эры
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Изгнанный из своего лагеря охотник Тумак находит себе пристанище в более цивилизованном племени, где встречает красотку Лоану, которая начинает учить его хорошим манерам. Однако за учинённую драку Тумака снова прогоняют, и он вместе с Лоаной решает вернуться в родные места.
Путь наслаждений
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Элли Мэй Адамс живет в пользующемся дурной славой районе города вместе с матерью, подрабатывающей проституцией, отцом - пьяницей, младшей сестрой и бабушкой. Она влюбляется в трудолюбивого и амбициозного молодого человека Эда Уоллеса из благопристойного района. Элли скрывает от него своё происхождение. Молодые люди женятся, но когда Эд обнаруживает правду, их брак оказывается под угрозой.
Магазинчик за углом
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«Матюшек и Ко.» — магазин подарков и сувениров на углу. В штате есть сотрудник — Альфред Кралик, симпатичный молодой человек, который влюблен в девушку, которую он никогда не видел, и даже не знает имени (их «роман» завязался через почтовый ящик, по переписке).
The Earl of Chicago
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A behind the times Chicago bootlegger goes to England with his lawyer to claim his estate as the Earl of Gorley.
Ниночка
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В Париж прибывают посланцы Страны Советов, чтобы выгодно продать национализированные драгоценности, и на вырученные деньги купить оружие и продукты. Неожиданно выясняется, что часть бриллиантов принадлежала до революции великой княгине Сване, которая посылает своего юриста и любовника Леона уладить дела с "красными". Вкусившие сладкую парижскую жизнь, они заранее готовы на все, лишь бы подольше пробыть здесь. Но поскольку от посланцев ни слуху, ни духу, в Париж с чрезвычайной миссией выезжает несгибаемая революционерка Ниночка… Узнав об этом, Леон решает соблазнить "комиссаршу"…
Восьмая жена Синей Бороды
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Американский мультимиллионер в восьмой раз женится. Его избранница Николь — дочь разорившегося французского маркиза — не желает пополнить ряды его бывших жен и начинает «приручать» графа. Мадемуазель Николь узнает в день своей свадьбы, что ее жених-миллионер уже был женат прежде — семь раз!
Caravan
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A countess marries a Gypsy fiddler instead of a baron's son at harvest time in Tokay wine country, Hungary.
Caravane
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Princess Wilma is forced to wed by midnight or lose her inheritance. She impulsively chooses gypsy vagabond Latzi, offering him a huge sum of money if he'll consent. Swallowing his pride, Latzi agrees to the marriage, but soon the coy Countess falls in love with young Lieutenant de Tokay, who is himself in love with Latzi's gypsy sweetheart Tinka.
Cairo Season
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Comedy with an Egyptian backdrop: Businessman Tobby and the Countess Stafanie wish to take all the fun away from their single parents and make them marry each other. Their parents have the same plan, too ... but with regards to their nosy kids. And so it happens, that Tobby wants to surprise the parents with the announcement of their -- the parents' -- engagement at a party (so nice to let them know), but is one-upped by Stefanie's father, the old Count, who announces the engagement of the kids. To avoid a scandal, they have to get married, but will divorce later.
I by Day, You by Night
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A nightclub waiter and a manicurist share the same room, he sleeps there by night and she by day. They've never meet , but they can't stand each other. Then they meet by chance, not knowing who's who and fall in love.
Happy Ever After
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Two window cleaners help a girl who is trying to get to Hollywood.
A Blonde Dream
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Rival window cleaners Willy I and Willy 2 befriend Jou-Jou, an aspiring dancer, who has been tricked out of money by a con-man posing as an American movie mogul, and together they turn an old railway carriage into a "Villa Hollywood" for her.
The Congress Dances
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Vienna glove-sales-lady Christel falls in love with Russian Czar Alexander. Austrian Prince Metternich tries to use this and other pleasant diversions to keep him out of the negotiation conferences of the 1815 Vienna Congress.
Bombs Over Monte Carlo
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The captain of a battleship of a small Balkan country is fed up with following strange orders from the country's queen.
Her Highness Commands
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Simultaneously made French version of "Ihre Hoheit Befiehlt": An officer, posing as a deli clerk, and a princess, posing as a manicurist, meet at a ball. The court especially the prime minister oppose a marriage, for political reasons.
Her Grace Commands
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An emancipated Princess, who has just returned home to her court in the Balkans from England, goes in disguise to a servants’ bal and falls in love with an alleged caterer, who turns out next day to be a lieutenant of the guard. Without letting on to her masquerade, she makes sure he climbs the ranks quickly. At the same time, she tries to thwart her engagement to an unpopular prince.
Le bal
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Two middle-class notions dealers live happily with their girl.But an inheritance turns these nice people into snob Nouveaux Riches;although the aristocracy invites them,the 'Tout-Paris ' laughs behind their back.
The Road to Paradise
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Willy, Kurt and Hans are broke, so they sell their car and open a filling station. Then they all fall in love for the same girl. Simultaneously filmed French version of the German musical, Die Drei Von Der Tankstelle.
The Three from the Filling Station
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Die Drei von der Tankstelle, meaning The Three from the Gas Station, was advertised as a German operetta when release and with it’s star studded cast would become the forerunner of Musical films. Even today the soundtrack of the comic harmonists is popular in Germany.
The Love Waltz
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Originally Liebeswalzer, this German operetta was the third talkie vehicle for the effervescent Lillian Harvey. The plot is a typical Graustarkian affair, with Princess Eva (Harvey) preparing to marry a duke whom she's never met. Getting cold feet, the duke ducks the wedding, persuading a handsome young commoner named Bobby (Willy Fritsch) to take his place. The wedding goes on as planned, with Eva never suspecting that her new hubby is a ringer. Eventually, the false duke confesses everything, leading to all sorts of intrigue before a happy ending can be realized. Love Waltz was simultaneously filmed in an English-language version, which posed no problem for the British-born Harvey but caused a few uncomfortable moments for her Teutonic co-stars (eventually, Willy Fritsch was replaced by John Batton, who'd played a bit role in the German version).
Love waltz
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Melodie des Herzens
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A young maid from the country looses her job as maid in k.u.k. Budapest, when she stays out too long with her beau, a soldier, who's saving money to buy a horse to open a transport company. After being unemployed for quite a while and her rent is long overdue, the landlady offers her a better job in a nightclub. Meanwhile the soldiers family has decided that her son should marry the daughter of a rich farmer. The soldier finds out about his girl friends profession, and accepts after struggling with himself the match his parents have made. At the day of his engagement his girl friend comes to his hometown with enough money to buy a horse, which leads to a conflict between her, the fiancee, her family, himself and his parents.
Spies
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The mastermind behind a ubiquitous spy operation learns of a dangerous romance between a Russian lady in his employ and a dashing agent from the government's secret service.
The Last Waltz
Music
Eva and the Grasshopper
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Mary and Eva are best friends, although they couldn't be more different. Armand, Mary's fiancee, falls in love with the seductive Eva, who is busy becoming a revue star. When Eva fails and loses her money, Armand tries to help her out.
A Sister of Six
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A silent romantic comedy
Фауст
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Поспорили архангел Михаил и Сатана: добро и зло — что сильнее? В центре пари высших сил — доктор Фауст, ученый старец, само благородство и воплощенное знание. Отчаявшись спасти свой город от чумы, он обращается-таки за помощью к темным силам, вызвав из Тьмы Сатану — и тот дарует ему чудесную силу…
Michel Strogoff
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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.