Horst Birr

Acting

Horst Birr

Born February 17, 1912 · Leipzig, Germany

Died October 18, 1943 · aged 31

No biography available.

Known For

Napoleon Is to Blame for EverythingNapoleon Is to Blame for Everything · 1938
Napoleon Is to Blame for Everything
★ 8.51938
MovieComedy
English Lord Arthur Cavershoot is a passionate Napoleon scholar who badly neglects his wife Josephine for his obsession with the French emperor. When the cranky historian travels to a Napoleon conference in Paris, his smart spouse secretly follows him. Unnoticed by her, the city of love threatens to spark a romance between Arthur and a chorus girl.
Gypsy WaysGypsy Ways · 1939
Gypsy Ways
★ 6.51939
MovieDrama
Silo is a bum; but he's a bum whose beloved by all and one day, he is found wounded on the banks of the Theiss. Fishermen take him back to the village and Maria, Alexander Renka's young wife, cares for him until he gets better. Silo's wound heals, but he decides to stick with the fishermen to find out who the intended target for the stabbing knife really was (for who would stab a beloved bum?). Maria's husband is acting really strange. He is away from home often and can be found very often near the hut of the gypsy Panna, who can allegedly bewitch any man she pleases. Maria is convinced from her womanly intuition -- never mind asking -- that her husband is doing the dirty with the gypsy and decides to abandon him and the town she lives in. With her brother, she returns to her homeland, the steppe. That same morning, Alexander Renka is found dead on the riverbank and he's been stabbed, too.
The Man Who Was Sherlock HolmesThe Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes · 1937
The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes
★ 7.31937
MovieComedyCrime
Two dubious characters disguise themselves as Holmes and Watson to gain attention and end up chasing counterfeiters and stolen stamps.
Seven SlapsSeven Slaps · 1937
Seven Slaps
★ 6.51937
MovieComedyRomance
William MacPhab loses seven-pounds in the stock market and decides to slap the man who was responsible for the stock manipulation that caused him to lose his money. Astor Terbanks, the stock-market manipulator is surprised the next day when he gets soundly slapped by MacPhab, and the latter promises to deliver one more a day for the next six days. Terbank's daughter, Daisy, is amused by the procedure and is attracted to MacPhab.
The Hound of the BaskervillesThe Hound of the Baskervilles · 1937
The Hound of the Baskervilles
★ 5.81937
MovieCrimeMystery
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson look into reports that a huge, vicious hound has killed Lord Charles Baskerville and that Lord Henry Baskerville is the next to be killed.
The Stars ShineThe Stars Shine · 1938
The Stars Shine
★ 6.61938
MovieMusic
German all-star musical from 1938 that was a big commercial success.
Battle Squadron LützowBattle Squadron Lützow · 1941
Battle Squadron Lützow
★ 6.01941
MovieWar
Propaganda film telling the story of a German bomber crew taking part in the invasion of Poland and attacks on British shipping.
Little SinnerLittle Sinner · 1938
Little Sinner
★ 9.01938
MovieComedy
In this love triangle, two comrades working at a Berlin auto repair place fall out over a waitress they both want. The only way Rudi can think of winning away Erika from Hanni is to badmouth her to his rival.

Filmography

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Gypsy WaysGypsy Ways · 1939
Gypsy Ways
★ 6.51939
MovieDrama
Silo is a bum; but he's a bum whose beloved by all and one day, he is found wounded on the banks of the Theiss. Fishermen take him back to the village and Maria, Alexander Renka's young wife, cares for him until he gets better. Silo's wound heals, but he decides to stick with the fishermen to find out who the intended target for the stabbing knife really was (for who would stab a beloved bum?). Maria's husband is acting really strange. He is away from home often and can be found very often near the hut of the gypsy Panna, who can allegedly bewitch any man she pleases. Maria is convinced from her womanly intuition -- never mind asking -- that her husband is doing the dirty with the gypsy and decides to abandon him and the town she lives in. With her brother, she returns to her homeland, the steppe. That same morning, Alexander Renka is found dead on the riverbank and he's been stabbed, too.

Anton

Gastspiel im ParadiesGastspiel im Paradies · 1938
Gastspiel im Paradies
★ 9.01938
MovieComedy
Resolute Ellen takes over the operations of the Grand Hotel "Paradise" from her father and immediately goes into action to increase profits. The first thing she does is turn off the flow of money to a theatre her father was financially sponsoring. Then she throws the charming flirt Count Wetterstein out on his ass after not having paid his hotel bill for two weeks. The alleged count takes on a position as a waiter in the "Paradise" and as Ellen has, in the meantime, fallen for him, she puts him in a managerial position, where he can't so easily flirt with other women. But Wetterstein is being pursued both by the police and creditors and disappears in quick order once again.

Der "Doofe", ein Mitglied der Theatergruppe

D III 88D III 88 · 1939
D III 88
★ 6.01939
MovieDramaAction
Across German screens at the outbreak of WWII streaks "DIII88: The New German Air Force Attacks", an aeronautic and maritime spectacle glorifying Hermann Goring's Luftwaffe and the spirit of the newly arisen Germany. Once war became imminent, Joseph Goebbels instructed the German film industry to initiate production of numerous militaristic projects, but DIII88 was initiated by the Propaganda Minister's rival, Goring, who commissioned several aviation pictures. DIII88 is not a war picture per se, because it takes place in peacetime, but the young, fresh-faced air aces enthusiastically look forward to the coming war. The propaganda is blatant: The only thing that matters is dedication to duty and unconditional commitment to the Fatherland.

Monteur Hasinger