Acting

Vilma Bekendorf

Born July 26, 1910

Died June 5, 2005 · aged 94

No biography available.

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FräuleinFräulein · 1939
Fräulein
9.01939
MovieDrama
Miss Annemarie Tessmer is a clerk in the house of the manufacturer Herman Schilling and she is indispensable. She is exploited by all the family members and her own life is completely in the background. Herman Schilling wants his daughter Thea merry with the representative for foreign affairs Dr. Richard Rauch. However, after a number of dramatic complications, Richard chooses for the good, selfless and hardworking Annemarie.
Charley's AuntCharley's Aunt · 1934
Charley's Aunt
7.51934
MovieComedy
Charley Wyckham and Jack Chesney pressure fellow student Fancourt Babberly to pose as Charley's Brazilian Aunt Donna Lucia. Their purpose is to have a chaperone for their amorous visits with Amy and Kitty, niece and ward of crusty Stephen Spettigue. Complications begin when Fancourt, in drag, becomes the love object of old Spettigue and Sir Francis Chesney.
Till Eulenspiegel, der unsterbliche SpötterTill Eulenspiegel, der unsterbliche Spötter · 1936
Till Eulenspiegel, der unsterbliche Spötter
1936
MovieComedy
Tonight with MeTonight with Me · 1934
Tonight with Me
9.01934
MovieDrama
A very naive Viennese vinyl records saleswoman falls in love with a well-mannered young man. Due to a combination of circumstances, she was involved in the endless series of accidents, intrigues and piquant situations perfectly emphasized by the morals of those times, a subtle satire on the bourgeoisie and an atmosphere of innocent romance.
The Grand Duke's FinancesThe Grand Duke's Finances · 1934
The Grand Duke's Finances
6.71934
MovieComedy
The likeable and carefree Grand Duke of Abacco is in dire straits. There is no money left to service the State’s debt; the main creditor is looking forward to expropriating the entire Duchy. The marriage with Olga, Grand Duchess of Russia, would solve everything, but a crucial letter of hers about the engagement has been stolen. Besides, a bunch of revolutionaries and a dubious businessman have other plans regarding the Grand Duke. With the intrusion of adventurer Philipp Collins into the Grand Duke’s affairs, a series of frantic chases, plots and counter-plots begins…
Amphitryon: Happiness from the CloudsAmphitryon: Happiness from the Clouds · 1935
Amphitryon: Happiness from the Clouds
7.61935
MovieComedyMusic
Lamenting Thebian women are waiting for the men to come back from war. God Jupiter is attracted to one of them: Alkmene. He goes to earth and tries to seduce her as himself: an old man. Failing in this, he disguises himself as Amphitryon (Alkemene's husband) and tries again. Next morning Amphitryon and his men come back from war; he suspects adultery and wants a divorce. Jupiter's wife Juno now also comes to earth and clears things up.
Vacationing from OneselfVacationing from Oneself · 1934
Vacationing from Oneself
7.01934
MovieComedy
A stressed American millionaire is advised by his doctor to take some downtime and rest in the German countryside. The tycoon is so impressed that he buys an estate and turns it into a resort where other businessmen can take holidays from their stressful lives. In the process he falls in love with the estate's former owner.
BoccaccioBoccaccio · 1936
Boccaccio
6.01936
MovieMusic
The film is set during the Italian Renaissance in the 14th century. Petruccio lives in Ferrara with his wife, Fiametta. Initially, he works as a scribe at the city court. Under the pseudonym Giovanni Boccaccio, he writes amorous tales that divide opinion within the city. While the women read the texts with delight, the men are outraged by their moral licentiousness.

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