Acting
Tala Birell
Born September 10, 1907 · Bucharest, Romania
Died February 17, 1958 · aged 50
Tala Birell, born Natalie Bierle, was a Romanian-American stage and screen actress. She made her debut in a hit Berlin stage production of the operetta "Madame Pompadour" and doubled for Marlene Dietrich in the musical revue, "Es liegt in der luft" (1928).
Known For
Bringing Up Baby · 1938Bringing Up Baby
★ 7.51938
MovieComedyRomance
David Huxley is waiting to get a bone he needs for his museum collection. Through a series of strange circumstances, he meets Susan Vance, and the duo have a series of misadventures which include a leopard called Baby.
The Song of Bernadette · 1943The Song of Bernadette
★ 7.11943
MovieDrama
In 1858 Lourdes, France, adolescent peasant Bernadette has a vision of "a beautiful lady" in the Massabielle grotto - the townspeople assume this lady to be the Virgin Mary. Pompous government officials think the girl is insane, doing their best to suppress her and her followers, while the church wants nothing to do with the matter. But as Bernadette attracts wider and wider attention, the phenomenon overtakes everyone in the town, ultimately transforming their lives.
Mrs. Parkington · 1944Mrs. Parkington
★ 6.01944
MovieDramaRomance
In this family saga, Mrs. Parkington recounts the story of her life, beginning as a hotel maid in frontier Nevada where she is swept off her feet by mine owner and financier Augustus Parkington. He moves them to New York, tries to remake her into a society woman, and establishes their home among the wealthiest of New York's high society. Family and social life is not always peaceful, however, and she guides us, in flashbacks, through the rises and falls of the Parkington family fortunes.
Till We Meet Again · 1944Till We Meet Again
★ 5.81944
MovieWarDrama
An American pilot is shot down over Nazi-occupied France and is taken to a convent by the Resistance. The young novice nun Clothilde is interested in him and is willing to help him escape to England, but the pilot must continue his mission undercover by posing as the husband of a different woman.
The Power of the Whistler · 1945The Power of the Whistler
★ 5.91945
MovieCrimeMystery
A woman uses a deck of cards to predict death within 24 hours for a stranger sitting at a bar, then tries to help him remember who he is based on items in his pockets.
Crime and Punishment · 1935Crime and Punishment
★ 6.31935
MovieCrimeDrama
Former student Raskolnikov is pushed to murder when struggling to pay the rent on his apartment. When the murder is being investigated by the police, Raskolnikov struggles between trying to hide his guilt and the pressure to confess.
The Lone Wolf Returns · 1935The Lone Wolf Returns
★ 6.11935
MovieMystery
Once a jewel thief always a jewel thief? Yes and no. Yes if you consider the fact that Michael Lanyard also known as the Lone Wolf once retired from the "trade" but relapses back into his old habits when he is tempted by the emerald pendant of beautiful socialite Marcia Stewart. The trouble (?) is that he falls for the belle and he soon gets more interested in getting the girl than the jewels that adorn her. What he wants now is to return the pendant but a rival gang interfere and force him to take part in a big-time caper.
Make Your Own Bed · 1944Make Your Own Bed
★ 6.01944
MovieComedy
Walter and Vivian live in the country and have a difficult time keeping servants. Walter then hires a private detective who has been fired for arresting the District Attorney. They only way that Walter can get Jerry to work for him is to tell Jerry that his life is in danger; the neighbor is trying to take his wife; and that Nazi spies are everywhere. Jerry needs a cook for his 'cover' so he gets his fiancée Susan to work with him. To keep Jerry working, Walter sends the threatening letters to himself and hires actors to play the spies but when a real group of spies disguised as a troupe of radio actors appears on the scene, events quickly spiral out of control.
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The Purple Heart · 1944The Purple Heart
★ 6.11944
MovieDramaWar
This is the story of the crew of a downed bomber, captured after a run over Tokyo, early in the war. Relates the hardships the men endure while in captivity, and their final humiliation: being tried and convicted as war criminals.
Johanna Hartwig - Berlin News Correspondent














