Gustav Fröhlich

Acting

Gustav Fröhlich

Born March 21, 1902 · Hannover, Germany

Died December 22, 1987 · aged 85

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gustav Fröhlich (21 March 1902 – 22 December 1987) was a German actor and film director. He landed secondary roles in a number of films and plays before landing his breakthrough role of Freder Fredersen in Fritz Lang's 1927 film Metropolis. He remained a popular film star in Germany until the 1950s.

Known For

MetropolisMetropolis · 1927
Metropolis
8.11927
MovieDramaScience Fiction
In a futuristic city sharply divided between the rich and the poor, the son of the city's mastermind meets a prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.
Der FremdenlegionärDer Fremdenlegionär · 1928
Der Fremdenlegionär
10.01928
MovieAdventure
Die EntführungDie Entführung · 1936
Die Entführung
8.01936
MovieDrama
Der BagnosträflingDer Bagnosträfling · 1949
Der Bagnosträfling
7.01949
MovieAdventure
Die unmögliche FrauDie unmögliche Frau · 1936
Die unmögliche Frau
10.01936
MovieDrama
What Women DreamWhat Women Dream · 1933
What Women Dream
8.21933
MovieComedyMystery
In this pre-WWII German mystery-comedy, a lovely kleptomaniac with a taste for fine jewelry is unable to resist temptation. Strangely, every time she steals something, a mysterious man pays for it. A clumsy detective begins investigating and finds a crucial clue: a strongly scented woman's glove. The perfume is an expensive scent and the detective's pal realizes that it belongs to a popular nightclub singer. The friend quickly becomes enamored of the girl, but then so does her mystery man, a notorious international criminal. Eventually he gets arrested, leaving the detective's pal to move in on the singer.
Der große FallDer große Fall · 1949
Der große Fall
10.01949
MovieDrama
When a significant quantity of valuable gemstones is to be transported to South America by plane, those responsible are naturally extremely nervous. Everything must be perfectly planned, every possible risk averted.
The Fugitive from ChicagoThe Fugitive from Chicago · 1934
The Fugitive from Chicago
5.81934
MovieAdventureComedy
Werner Dux, heir of the big car company "Dux-Werke", is a gambler who has just been arrested in Chicago for shooting a cardsharper. While in jail, he learns from his friend Michael Nissen that his father has died recently. That means that the Dux-Werke are without a leader at the moment, for Werner's cousin Steffie, who is his co-heiress, is still too young to run the firm. In this situation, Werner convinces his friend Michael, who is an engineer by profession, to take over the firm as long as he is in jail and to pose as him. Michael agrees and is able to bring the firm up again. He even arranges a reliability test for motorcycles via Istanbul, Rome and Barcelona, which creates a big Turkish order for the company. When the real Werner escapes from jail and arrives in Germany, it looks as if the whole story is up to bust. But Werner needs money, so he convinces Michael to go on as before and hand over all profits of the firm to him.

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The Fugitive from ChicagoThe Fugitive from Chicago · 1934
The Fugitive from Chicago
5.81934
MovieAdventureComedy
Werner Dux, heir of the big car company "Dux-Werke", is a gambler who has just been arrested in Chicago for shooting a cardsharper. While in jail, he learns from his friend Michael Nissen that his father has died recently. That means that the Dux-Werke are without a leader at the moment, for Werner's cousin Steffie, who is his co-heiress, is still too young to run the firm. In this situation, Werner convinces his friend Michael, who is an engineer by profession, to take over the firm as long as he is in jail and to pose as him. Michael agrees and is able to bring the firm up again. He even arranges a reliability test for motorcycles via Istanbul, Rome and Barcelona, which creates a big Turkish order for the company. When the real Werner escapes from jail and arrives in Germany, it looks as if the whole story is up to bust. But Werner needs money, so he convinces Michael to go on as before and hand over all profits of the firm to him.

Michael Nissen

StipsStips · 1951
Stips
9.01951
MovieComedy

Dr. Klaus Michael Dirkhoff, genannt Stips