Theo Lingen

Acting

Theo Lingen

Born June 9, 1903 · Hannover, Germany

Died November 10, 1978 · aged 75

Theo Lingen (* 10. Juni 1903 in Hannover; † 10. November 1978 in Wien; eigentlich Franz Theodor Schmitz) war ein deutscher Schauspieler, Regisseur und Buchautor. Er war seit 1928 mit der Sängerin Marianne Zoff verheiratet, der ersten Frau Bertolt Brechts.

Known For

MM · 1931
M
8.11931
MovieDramaThriller
In this classic German thriller, Hans Beckert, a serial killer who preys on children, becomes the focus of a massive Berlin police manhunt. Beckert's heinous crimes are so repellant and disruptive to city life that he is even targeted by others in the seedy underworld network. With both cops and criminals in pursuit, the murderer soon realizes that people are on his trail, sending him into a tense, panicked attempt to escape justice.
Die EntführungDie Entführung · 1936
Die Entführung
8.01936
MovieDrama
Rote MühleRote Mühle · 1940
Rote Mühle
10.01940
MovieComedy
A respectable woman in her 50s inherits a local night club from her husband in a divorce settlement, provided that she shows up there every night at 10:00pm for a month. In spite of eny and provocation, she manages to meet the terms.
The Valley of LoveThe Valley of Love · 1935
The Valley of Love
7.51935
MovieDrama
Rather coarse, pre-War comedy about a Markgraf -- Heinrich XXVI -- who bathes in the springs of the Ammendorf to strengthen his potency. The town and its springs are especially well known for the many couples with lots of children, who, for tax reasons, live there unmarried. The town smithy and bully provides his vitality to ensure the countess has an heir for the throne.
The DoubleThe Double · 1934
The Double
7.31934
MovieDramaCrime
Jenny confronts her cousin Harry: Did he embezzle her fortune? No. But he escapes with married lover Germaine only to return quickly because her husband pursues them. Jenny is convinced Harry is his own double and arrests him at gunpoint.
Petersburger NächtePetersburger Nächte · 1935
Petersburger Nächte
9.01935
MovieComedy
The Secret CarrierThe Secret Carrier · 1975
The Secret Carrier
3.71975
MovieComedy
The White Horse InnThe White Horse Inn · 1935
The White Horse Inn
7.01935
Movie
Im weißen Rößl (English title: White Horse Inn or The White Horse Inn) is an operetta or musical comedy by Ralph Benatzky and Robert Stolz in collaboration with a number of other composers and writers, set in the picturesque Salzkammergut region of Upper Austria. It is about the head waiter of the White Horse Inn in St. Wolfgang who is desperately in love with the owner of the inn, a resolute young woman who at first only has eyes for one of her regular guests.

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