It Was a Gay Ballnight 1939

1865. Katharina goes to a ball in Moscow. There she meets again Tchaikowsky, her first and only love. The young, who is now married to wealthy Michael Iwanowitsch Murakin, a man she does not love, has not forgotten Piotr Illich, the (not yet) famous composer. Both are still in love with each other but Piotr is engaged to Nastassia, a dancer, while for her part Katharina cannot leave her husband. Tchaikowky's first love then decides to sacrifice her happiness to the success of the composer, sponsoring him in secret. Something Piotr will learn only years after. When Katharina finds herself free at last it is too late: Tchaikowsky is dying of cholera and she only has time to close his eyes.

Hallo Janine 1939

The French ballet girl Janine, a gifted tap-dancer, dreams of a musical career in Paris. But first she wants to take revenge on Count René who stood up her best friend Charlotte. Janine wants him to fall in love with her and disappoint him afterwards. At a masked ball at which Janine pretends to be a Marquise they have their first meeting. Janine is very disappointed in the "good gentleman", but she does not suspect that this gentleman also makes a pretence. The man whom she holds to be count René is Pierre, a composer and pianist.

Petersburger Nächte 1935

Der letzte Walzer 1934

Film by Jacoby.

Die schönen Tage von Aranjuez 1933

Spione am Werk 1933

Strafsache van Geldern 1932

Paulus van Geldern is a lawyer who has made a name for himself as a criminal defense attorney, but is notoriously short of funds due to his unbridled passion for gambling. His gambling causes problems with his marriage to Martha who is thriving.

Grandstand for General Staff 1932

Madame Has an Exit 1931

When the husband of a rich lady is unfaithful, she takes a job as a chambermaid to a less prominent man.

Panic in Chicago 1931

Chicago gangsters use cunning and a series of false identities in a violent battle for dominance, all while attempting to dodge the police.