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Dir: Carl Boese

Margot is the seventeen-year-old daughter of the divorced, fun-loving Mrs. Hiller. She cares little about the upbringing of her child. Margot can do whatever she wants. She makes full use of her freedom.

Dir: Carl Boese

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Die Frau im Feuer perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dancing, sports and erotic pursuits are the main ingredients in this drama about the fate of this scorned and abandoned woman, Josefine, who falls for the selfish Fennhofer.

Dir: Carl Boese

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Carl Boese

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Drei Nächte perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Family Brandt has lost its fortune in oil speculation, and they have great debts at the local bank. This one is threatened with its own crash due to lack of money. The only hope is Brandt's uncle Thomas Hoffman, an American millionaire, who is coming for a visit. Bank Accountant Schmidt uses his own money to welcome him properly, presenting himself as Brandt's daughter's fiance, but it turns out, that Hoffmann never was a millionaire, in fact he still owns the city of Chicago about $100 for medical treatment. Yet with his existance alone he starts a big scheme to bring back prosperity. Surprisingly it works, yet there are some problems: 1st: Chicago wants the money back, asking at the foreign office in Berlin for help, and 2nd: Hoffmann does not like the sheme at all, and tries to go back to his quiet and peaceful Chicago...

Dir: Carl Boese

Germany at the time of the end of the Weimar Republic. The saleswoman Anna Gerlach looks forward to the joys of motherhood. She has already found accommodation with the Breuer's. The daughter of the house, Lissy Breuer, is also hopeful. The biggest difference between the two expectant mothers is the expected alimony.

Dir: Carl Boese

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Man braucht kein Geld perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Carl Boese

A taxi driver in Berlin refuses to give up his horse and switch to motor transport.

Dir: Carl Boese

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Alimente perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A girl posing as a knight's male valet is vamped by his fiancée.

Dir: Carl Boese

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Carl Boese

When an attractive maid in a garrison town becomes pregnant, she reveals that one of three soldiers stationed there who had been chasing after her, is responsible.