Wera Engels

Acting

Wera Engels

Born May 12, 1909 · Kiel, Germany

Died November 16, 1988 · aged 79

Wera Engels was a daughter of a German Admiral and Governor of the then German colony Tsing-tau-China. After successful leading roles in productions of the well-established German UFA-studios in Babelsberg as well as in France, Engels was invited to Hollywood. Producers saw her as a cheap alternative to Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich. She was contracted with RKO. Engels was given roles under Wa…

Known For

The Great ImpersonationThe Great Impersonation · 1935
The Great Impersonation
7.51935
MovieDramaRomance
The second of the three film versions of the E. Phillips Oppenheim espionage thriller set largely in an old dark house where a tremulous wife wonders if her husband is really his double, a dastardly German spy.
Talking About JacquelineTalking About Jacqueline · 1937
Talking About Jacqueline
5.81937
MovieDrama
Since her father died, rich and carefree Jacqueline Topelius makes magazine covers and causes social gossip with her flirtatious adventures around Europe, leaving a string of admirers behind without much concern. Her sister June, living in Paris, is all the contrary but they love each other just the same. Everything changes when Jacqueline meets Dr. Michael Thomas, who rejects her at first. Now she must choose, and also face the consequences her past life may have on their future together.
Fighting the White Slave TrafficFighting the White Slave Traffic · 1927
Fighting the White Slave Traffic
9.01927
MovieDrama
A young woman in Berlin is offered a job at a night club in Budapest. There she is abducted and brought to a brothel in Athens.
The Girl from Spree WoodsThe Girl from Spree Woods · 1928
The Girl from Spree Woods
8.01928
MovieComedy
Rural comedy about a farmer's fiancée who becomes distracted by a handsome young officer staying with them in 1910s Germany.
Stjenka RasinStjenka Rasin · 1936
Stjenka Rasin
8.01936
MovieDramaHistory
Russia, 1667: The Cossacks, led by Rasin, are ill-treated by Prince Dolgoruki who arrests and sentences Rasin to forced labor on the ship that brings the Prince and his daughter to her arranged wedding. But the Princess falls for Rasin.
Fugitive RoadFugitive Road · 1934
Fugitive Road
6.01934
MovieDrama
An Austrian officer must face up to the good and evil aspects of his own personality as he becomes involved in a war.
The RingerThe Ringer · 1932
The Ringer
5.11932
MovieCrimeMystery
A shifty lawyer is threatened with death within two days by a criminal who supposedly died in Australia.
Scent of the Woman in BlackScent of the Woman in Black · 1931
Scent of the Woman in Black
5.71931
MovieCrimeMystery
The story takes place on the Riviera, where the title character may or may not be involved in various shades of skullduggery, including murder.

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