Otto Reinwald

In 1921, we follow two women - Marie and Grete - from the same poor Viennese neighborhood, as they try to better the lives of themselves and their families during the period of Austrian postwar hyperinflation.

A scientist invents a serum that keeps a dog's head alive after its body dies. When the scientist dies of a heart attack, his crazed assistant cuts off his head and, using the serum, keeps the doctor's head alive and forces it to help him on an experiment to give his hunchbacked nurse assistant a new body.

a movie by Heinz Paul

During rehearsals for a provocative stage play, director Gregor clashes with young actress Dinah, who resists performing an intimate love scene. To challenge her views, he guides the cast through a series of imaginative theatrical tableaux spanning the history of love, art, and desire. As rehearsal and fantasy blur, past ideals confront modern attitudes, forcing the actors to reconsider what intimacy and morality mean both onstage and off.

A young woman born illegitimately comes to terms with the challenge of getting married.

Not long before marine officer Lieutenant van Hauen goes off to war and heavy-heartedly leaves his family, he coincidentally discovers that his wife has a secret liaison with the dubious Count Spinelli. However, what the van Hauens don't yet know is that the sleazy Spinelli has a hidden agenda.

On New Year's Eve, convicted murderer Strong Henry escapes from prison and collects his son from the orphanage. When he breaks into a local manor to get some milk for his child, he's surprised by a young woman, Eva. Out of pity, she decides to help the stranger, but unfortunately some of the other occupants contact the police. Fourteen years later, Henry is released from prison. Convinced that Eva betrayed him, he sets out to take revenge and find his son.