Francis Lederer Movies

Basically this is a commercial for Hollywood's Lido Lounge and for MGM contract players. The Lido is a large watering hole; we visit one afternoon...

An American vacations in Europe with her husband and watches him turn into a Nazi.

Jimmy Barnes arrives from Europe to be educated by his multi-millionaire uncle, Edward J. Barnes and in five years the extravagant escapes of Jimmy,...

A British explorer brings an Eskimo hunter to London, where he misreads a woman.

Former concert pianist, victim of Nazi torture, pursues a confused, melancholic existence on the island of Guadalupe.

The film tells the cultural story of Berlin during the Weimar Republic through interviews with a number of persons who were involved in literature,...

A stock broker embezzles a million bucks and plans to take off to Shanghai. A number of obstacles stands in his path, however.

A firefighter is sent to Venezuela to battle a blazing oil well but still finds time for romance.

A tour of Hollywood, featuring such star frequented spots as the Vendome, the Lakeside Golf Club, the West Side Tennis Club, the Santa Anita...

This is a real curiosity; at best a reasonable film, but also a charming little gem. There is a story (in the line of "A Star is Born"), but this...

Taking place over 12 hours on New Years Eve, a concert pianist murders his wife's lover, then frames an innocent man.

A mad scientist transforms a panther into a man-like creature that escapes and goes on a murderous rampage.

German-language version. "Atlantic" is a drama film based on the sinking of the RMS "Titanic" and set aboard a fictional ship, called the "Atlantic"....

Fred von Wellingen is a wealthy industrialist, part of a large family-owned corporation. Fred has fallen for Lia, a comely bartender in the Berlin...

This silent-screen classic, like many others produced near the end of the silent era, was both a theatrical extravaganza boasting an original...

Young Jan Bergwall visits his grandmother, the so-called centenary, at Woyland Castle. There he meets his cousin Andrea, who everyone calls...

A neglected Baroness falls in love with her oldest son's military officer friend, their adulterous romance leading the two to flee to Algeria.