Directing

Leo Mittler

Leo Mittler (18 December 1893 – 16 May 1958) was an Austrian playwright, screenwriter and film director. Mittler was born in Vienna to a Jewish family. Following the Nazi rise to power in 1933, Mittler spent many years in exile in several countries, including Britain and France, before settling in the United States during the Second World War. Mittler's career as a director had all but ended in t…

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The Mayor's DilemmaThe Mayor's Dilemma · 1939
The Mayor's Dilemma
6.71939
MovieDramaWar
At the beginning of World War I in a village in the country of La Marne, two families are against the marriage of their children. The war changes the positions.
The Ghost ShipThe Ghost Ship · 1943
The Ghost Ship
6.31943
MovieThrillerMystery
Captain Stone's newly recruited officer, Tom Merriam, idolizes his senior who treats him like a friend. But when a couple of his crew members die mysteriously, Tom starts doubting Stone's authority.
Tropical NightsTropical Nights · 1931
Tropical Nights
8.01931
MovieDrama
"Tropical Nights" - The young violinist Alma comes to Simbali with an orchestra led by conductor Zangiacoma, hired for a series of performances at the Schomberg hotel. Both the conductor Zangiacomo and Schomberg are obsessed with Alma. One evening, when Alma is, as usual, forced to entertain the guests she meets Mr. Heyst from his island Sourabaya, where he lives in solitude. He takes Alma to his place on the island.
Song of RussiaSong of Russia · 1944
Song of Russia
6.21944
MovieDramaMusic
American conductor John Meredith and his manager, Hank Higgins, go to Russia shortly before the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union. Meredith falls in love with beautiful Soviet pianist Nadya Stepanova while they travel throughout the country on a 40-city tour. Along the way, they see happy, healthy, smiling, free Soviet citizens, blissfully living the Communist dream. This bliss is destroyed by the German invasion.
Harbour DriftHarbour Drift · 1929
Harbour Drift
7.01929
MovieDrama
A sordid tale of poverty and greed set within a quayside milieu of crime and prostitution, the narrative centres on the quest for a sparkling pearl necklace stolen by a beggar under the gaze of a prostitute, who persuades her unemployed friend to steal it back, with tragic consequences. The story unfolds in flashback, without irony or a hint of redemption: life simply goes on.
Every Woman Has SomethingEvery Woman Has Something · 1931
Every Woman Has Something
9.01931
MovieComedy
The King of ParisThe King of Paris · 1930
The King of Paris
8.01930
Movie
There is a woman who will never forget youThere is a woman who will never forget you · 1930
There is a woman who will never forget you
7.01930
MovieDrama

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