Underground Favorites Mirroring the Impact of The Love Commandment:...

Dir: Victor Janson

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Victor Janson

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

Yvette, a famous dancer, arranges that Niniche, a pretty hotel dish washer, shall impersonate her in order to mislead a detective employed by the uncle of her fiancee, Ferdinand. Supposing Niniche to be Yvette, Clifton falls in love with her, but is horrified to discover-- despite her protests that she has never kissed another in all--that she has, as he believes, a child by a former marriage. Following many complications, Niniche retires broken-hearted to the kitchen, whither she is followed by Clifton, who, delighted to discover that she is not Yvette, asks her to become his wife.

Dir: Victor Janson

A young woman, dressed as a boy to get a hotel job, helps a detective thwart a plot by three American crooks to rip off a German baron staying there.

Dir: Victor Janson

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

Banker Rudi Moebius and his counselor arrive in Wien for an arranged marriage which should solve their financial problems. Only they don't know, but Lucie Weidling is broken too, and in love with Gustl, a musician without the courage to elope. Meanwhile Rudi meets Steffi and falls in love not even knowing her name. He and Lucie become good friends and decide to help each other.

Dir: Victor Janson

The young Queen of Nlilrania and her consort, Prince Ferdinand, are deeply attached to each other, but a hectic youth in Vienna has left him with a flirtatious disposition. An old flame visits the palace, and the Queen apparently has justification for her jealousy. She orders her husband to remain in his apartments. He retaliates by returning the key of the door between their rooms. After a furious scene he departs for Vienna with the Countess. The Queen secretly follows with her aide-de-camp. in the train they encounter sonic officers, and the Queen not only dances, but at Vienna goes to the Arts Ball, where her husband awaits the Countess. Though masked, he recognizes her, and reconciliation ensues.

Dir: Victor Janson

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Once There Was a Waltz perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Victor Janson

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Victor Janson

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Vienna, City of My Dreams perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

In this Paris based romance, a loose woman falls for a dope fiend writer and tries to cure him, only to have him fall for another woman instead.

Dir: Victor Janson

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Victor Janson

First of several filmed versions of a popular period operetta, in which an early 18th century noblewoman in Poland falls in love with a revolutionary student activist.