Richard Oswald

After the old-books shop closes, portraits of the Strumpet, Death, and the Devil come to life and amuse themselves by reading stories--about...

This movie, directed by Richard Oswald, is based on the operetta "Les contes de Hoffmann" by Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880), which is a genial musical...

A Nazi propaganda film made to promote anti-Semitism among the German people. Newly-shot footage of Jewish neighborhoods in recently-conquered Poland...

A scientist, Professor Jakob ten Brinken, interested in the laws of heredity, impregnates a prostitute in a laboratory with the semen of a hanged...

A crazed scientist murders his wife, walls her up, then flees. A reporter sets out to track him down. Remake of Unheimliche Geschichten (Richard...

After the old-books shop closes, portraits of the Strumpet, Death, and the Devil come to life and amuse themselves by reading stories--about...

A crazed scientist murders his wife, walls her up, then flees. A reporter sets out to track him down. Remake of Unheimliche Geschichten (Richard...

After the old-books shop closes, portraits of the Strumpet, Death, and the Devil come to life and amuse themselves by reading stories--about...

A crazed scientist murders his wife, walls her up, then flees. A reporter sets out to track him down. Remake of Unheimliche Geschichten (Richard...

Conrad Veidt plays a famous musician who is blackmailed for being gay. Eventually he stands trial and is convicted. At the end the film pleads for...

Posing as a wealthy Parisian, Mercadet fleeces friends and casual acquaintances alike. He is forced into this life of crime to keep up appearances,...

Posing as a wealthy Parisian, Mercadet fleeces friends and casual acquaintances alike. He is forced into this life of crime to keep up appearances,...

Steffi is in love with the unemployed musician Pepi. Still, her father the musical instrument retailer, Ignaz Korn, wants her to marry one of his...

A love story about composer Franz Schubert based in 1827, Vienna.

Woman doesn't let the man know whether he is the father of the child.

A Song Goes Round the World is a 1933 German drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Joseph Schmidt, Viktor de Kowa and Charlotte Ander.

When the old, wealthy Doctor Schön takes Lulu under his wing, he has no idea that she will be his certain death. Young and beautiful, Lulu is...

The film focuses on the leadership of the Great Powers of Europe in the days leading up to the outbreak of the First World War.

This movie, directed by Richard Oswald, is based on the operetta "Les contes de Hoffmann" by Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880), which is a genial musical...

Rodrigo Borgia, Pope Alexander VI, has three adult children: Juan, who is virtuous and has a sweetheart who is a woman of the people, Lucrezia, who...

In late nineteenth century Alfred Dreyfus, a French army officer of Jewish heritage, is falsely accused of espionage. Found guilty of treason he is...

Based on the true story of a cobbler who bought a second-hand captain's uniform, assumed command of a troop of guardsmen, declared the town of ...

An adaptation of the operetta The Flower of Hawaii by Paul Abraham. It is based on the life of the last Queen of Hawaii Liliuokalani.

A melodrama about a painter who is infected with syphilis, refuses treatment, turns to the use instead of narcotics, and withers away.

A young woman receives an invitation from the Governor of an island prison to spend a week with him. She does so, but conceals the fact that her...

The already successful tenor Mattei is discovered after he already retired into private life. Der Wiener Staatsoper place a significant part in this...

Set in Venice, the touching and sometimes comic story of a diminutive tenor who falls in love whilst striving for success. Also filmed in German as...

Drama about street walker Elena who marries shop keeper Albert. When her former pimp Peter shows up, her life is ruined. She shoots him and poisons...

Drama about street walker Elena who marries shop keeper Albert. When her former pimp Peter shows up, her life is ruined. She shoots him and poisons...

Paris, France, 1784. After living many tribulations, Joseph Balsamo, known as Count Cagliostro, an infamous adventurer, enigmatic magician and...

A variation of the famous Oscar Wilde tale in which Dorian Gray's soul is manifested in a painting instead of his own body.

Engineer Walter Fahr has constructed a massive passenger submarine, the 'Gloria'. The vessel undertakes a test journey with various esteemed invitees...

The film focuses on the leadership of the Great Powers of Europe in the days leading up to the outbreak of the First World War.

A documentary by Magnus Hirschfeld, which contains a shortened version of Different From the Others (1919).

Conrad Veidt plays a famous musician who is blackmailed for being gay. Eventually he stands trial and is convicted. At the end the film pleads for...

Georg Bertrand, a gambling addict and the son of a wealthy landowner, is kicked out of his family home. The director of a travelling circus takes him...

Georg Bertrand, a gambling addict and the son of a wealthy landowner, is kicked out of his family home. The director of a travelling circus takes him...

Georg Bertrand, a gambling addict and the son of a wealthy landowner, is kicked out of his family home. The director of a travelling circus takes him...

At the center of this social satire is the wealthy and bored couple Irene and Erik. When Erik meets Hilde, who comes from a humble background, one...

At the center of this social satire is the wealthy and bored couple Irene and Erik. When Erik meets Hilde, who comes from a humble background, one...

At the center of this social satire is the wealthy and bored couple Irene and Erik. When Erik meets Hilde, who comes from a humble background, one...

An abandoned baby is saved by a river god. Now aged 20, she yearns to see the world outside the water.

An extremely jealous artist slips into a monkey costume and kills all those men who come too close to his wife, another artist.

Hedwig and Lola, two sisters of opposite temperaments, have their lives upended in when Lola decides to pursue prostitution and Hedwig is forced into...

Hedwig and Lola, two sisters of opposite temperaments, have their lives upended in when Lola decides to pursue prostitution and Hedwig is forced into...

A young count rents a villa near Rome to be near a woman he's courting. While there, he strikes up a friendship with a young woman living with a...

Set in Venice, the touching and sometimes comic story of a diminutive tenor who falls in love whilst striving for success. Also filmed in German as...

A love story about composer Franz Schubert based in 1827, Vienna.

Steffi is in love with the unemployed musician Pepi. Still, her father the musical instrument retailer, Ignaz Korn, wants her to marry one of his...

Comedy about an ambitious woman who starts working at a bank.

A young woman receives an invitation from the Governor of an island prison to spend a week with him. She does so, but conceals the fact that her...

An adventurer tries to seize oil deposits in Mongolia .

Two twin brothers working in a Vienna fair and who are both gifted for singing meet different luck both in love and their careers.

A scientist, Professor Jakob ten Brinken, interested in the laws of heredity, impregnates a prostitute in a laboratory with the semen of a hanged...

In Prussia shoemaker Voight needs a residence permit to get a job, but can only get a job if he already has a permit. He dons a captain's uniform to...

A variation of the famous Oscar Wilde tale in which Dorian Gray's soul is manifested in a painting instead of his own body.

A variation of the famous Oscar Wilde tale in which Dorian Gray's soul is manifested in a painting instead of his own body.

An ill-fated love affair between a brothel waitress and a doctor's son.

Conrad Veidt plays a famous musician who is blackmailed for being gay. Eventually he stands trial and is convicted. At the end the film pleads for...

In 1930s Amsterdam, greengrocer Bet is involved in illicit affairs with businessman Van Santen. To tighten bonds even further, Bet arranges a...

Siles, a wealthy American, devotes all his time to research. When he tests a tincture on himself he discovers his physical appearance has...

Based on the true story of a cobbler who bought a second-hand captain's uniform, assumed command of a troop of guardsmen, declared the town of ...

Viktoria is a Hungarian countess who believes her Hussar captain husband was killed in World War I. She marries an American and resettles at the...

The married Lady Emma Hamilton has an ill fated romance with Admiral Horatio Nelson.

Ferenc life seems to be going great but after a dinner with his employer and his guest at which they discuss a unsolved murder case everything he has...

Ferenc life seems to be going great but after a dinner with his employer and his guest at which they discuss a unsolved murder case everything he has...

"Night people". Thomas Bezug, the richest man in the world, is a solitary, domineering and cruel cripple, who hardly can move on his crutches. He...

In late nineteenth century Alfred Dreyfus, a French army officer of Jewish heritage, is falsely accused of espionage. Found guilty of treason he is...

A young unemployed man gets a job as a private secretary by chance. A good salary, a first-class apartment - but things are not going right in his...

The Devil decides to go and visit Kurfürstendamm, where all his clients seem to come from. He settles at "Pension Elvira", where everybody...

The Devil decides to go and visit Kurfürstendamm, where all his clients seem to come from. He settles at "Pension Elvira", where everybody...

About a deceptive bourgeois couple that blends their acquaintances into their dubious business.

About a deceptive bourgeois couple that blends their acquaintances into their dubious business.

Dida Ibsen, daughter of impoverished farmers, has, according to her father's will, to marry the main creditor. But she refuses and decides to live...

"Assassination" - A far-right political organization called "Fellowship Loyalty" seeks contact with an easily seducable man whom she finds in Joachim...

Wealthy Englishman Phileas Fogg bets his friends that he can travel around the world in 80 days.

Wealthy Englishman Phileas Fogg bets his friends that he can travel around the world in 80 days.

Moritz Stiefel faces expulsion due to poor marks. When he is caught with an essay titled “Shame and Lust”, he is indeed kicked out...

rich count, who is an avid collector of antiques, buys an antique box. However, he does not know that this artifact is under a terrible,...

rich count, who is an avid collector of antiques, buys an antique box. However, he does not know that this artifact is under a terrible,...

rich count, who is an avid collector of antiques, buys an antique box. However, he does not know that this artifact is under a terrible,...

Two twin brothers working in a Vienna fair and who are both gifted for singing meet different luck both in love and their careers.

A Song Goes Round the World is a 1933 German drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Joseph Schmidt, Viktor de Kowa and Charlotte Ander.

One of the last of the silent Sherlock films.

All is not well in the Mollheim home. The elder Mollheim decides to marry off his daughter with an unusually large dowry, in exchange for a rare...

All is not well in the Mollheim home. The elder Mollheim decides to marry off his daughter with an unusually large dowry, in exchange for a rare...

Every Friday the 13th, a member of the Eulenstein family dies. The son of the most recent victim hires a detective to investigate.

Every Friday the 13th, a member of the Eulenstein family dies. The son of the most recent victim hires a detective to investigate.

A family's newfound wealth causes problem after problem.

A family's newfound wealth causes problem after problem.

Don Carlos, heir to the Spanish throne, and Princess Elisabeth of Valois are deeply in love but King Philip, Carlos's father, wants Elisabeth for...

Film by Richard Oswald.

Film by Richard Oswald.

Alexander Bessel is a young man in a failing marriage. His wife cheats on him, and so the outbreak of WW1 comes in handy for a change. When young...

The married Lady Emma Hamilton has an ill fated romance with Admiral Horatio Nelson.

Alexander Bessel is a young man in a failing marriage. His wife cheats on him, and so the outbreak of WW1 comes in handy for a change. When young...

In this early version the classic "Hound of the Baskervilles" mystery is not faithfully adapted, Watson's character is absent and there are two...

After the old-books shop closes, portraits of the Strumpet, Death, and the Devil come to life and amuse themselves by reading stories--about...

Don Carlos, heir to the Spanish throne, and Princess Elisabeth of Valois are deeply in love but King Philip, Carlos's father, wants Elisabeth for...

Don Carlos, heir to the Spanish throne, and Princess Elisabeth of Valois are deeply in love but King Philip, Carlos's father, wants Elisabeth for...

Engineer Walter Fahr has constructed a massive passenger submarine, the 'Gloria'. The vessel undertakes a test journey with various esteemed invitees...

Rodrigo Borgia, Pope Alexander VI, has three adult children: Juan, who is virtuous and has a sweetheart who is a woman of the people, Lucrezia, who...

A melodrama about a painter who is infected with syphilis, refuses treatment, turns to the use instead of narcotics, and withers away.

The aging singer Clarina receives a new engagement from a cabaret called the Maison Mouche and must evade the advances of several overbearing men....

An innkeeper in sheer despair murders a passing by musician and steals his money in order to buy medicine for his dying wife. Eventually, he falls...

Moritz Stiefel faces expulsion due to poor marks. When he is caught with an essay titled “Shame and Lust”, he is indeed kicked out...

When Gräfin Mariza visits her country estate it is certainly an event. She gives a party to celebrate her engagement to a certain Koloman...

A doctor who believes that only the immoral catch syphilis reconsiders his stance.

A doctor who believes that only the immoral catch syphilis reconsiders his stance.

A painter with syphilis infects his brother's wife and the child born of their affair.

A painter with syphilis infects his brother's wife and the child born of their affair.

Dida Ibsen, daughter of impoverished farmers, has, according to her father's will, to marry the main creditor. But she refuses and decides to live...

Dida Ibsen, daughter of impoverished farmers, has, according to her father's will, to marry the main creditor. But she refuses and decides to live...

A young unemployed man gets a job as a private secretary by chance. A good salary, a first-class apartment - but things are not going right in his...

A young unemployed man gets a job as a private secretary by chance. A good salary, a first-class apartment - but things are not going right in his...

Early drama about alcoholism.

Early drama about alcoholism.

Based on the play of the same name by Oskar Blumenthal and Gustav Kadelburg.

Philanthropist attempts to awaken the good side in criminals.

Philanthropist attempts to awaken the good side in criminals.

Paris, France, 1784. After living many tribulations, Joseph Balsamo, known as Count Cagliostro, an infamous adventurer, enigmatic magician and...

"Night people". Thomas Bezug, the richest man in the world, is a solitary, domineering and cruel cripple, who hardly can move on his crutches. He...

This movie, directed by Richard Oswald, is based on the operetta "Les contes de Hoffmann" by Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880), which is a genial musical...

A young Jewish woman is pressured to marry a wealthy man even though she is in love with someone else.

A young Jewish woman is pressured to marry a wealthy man even though she is in love with someone else.

A tyrannical landowner terrorizes his wife and seduces the daughter of one of his employees.

Based on Henrik Ibsen's play.

A tyrannical landowner terrorizes his wife and seduces the daughter of one of his employees.