Die Geisel der Menschheit

When their relatives from the countryside miss the train to their wedding anniversary, Lawyer Dr. Helwing and his wife Dolly decide to go out together. Meanwhile, infamous burglar "Monokel-Fredy" enters the Helwing villa with some of his cronies, only to find out that the relatives have arrived after all.

Based on the 1870 play of the same name by Ludwig Anzengruber. A country preacher understands people with their various problems, such as a mentally disturbed mountain man and a young maiden.

Slapstick-style comedy in which a celebrity, to escape a marriage, trades places with his personal chauffeur.

A lady of society is trapped under the spell of a hypnotist.

In the 19th century, Polish patriots rise up in Warsaw against domination by the Czar of Russia.

The young student Mary spends the beginning of her holiday with boat trips, visits to her wealthy groom, and gardening. In fast-paced, rhythmic cuts, Louise and Jakob Fleck draw their audience into a carefree, urban romantic comedy. With a single scene, however, it turns into a melodrama about sexual violence, shame and perpetrator-victim reversal.

The ship-owner Herr Reeder Roberts organizes a world trip on his luxury liner "Yoshiwara". Aboard are millionaires and famous artists, but also criminals. The manager of the ship-owner, Stefan Martini, has been murdered shortly before the departure in a mysterious way. Several persons are suspected and these are, precisely, the passengers of the "Yoshiwara".