Fita Benkhoff
Also Known As: Frieda Elfriede "Fita" Benkhoff, Frieda Elfriede Benkhoff
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Dortmund, Germany
Adult: No
Birthday: November 01, 1901
Age: 123 years old
Gender: Female
Deathday: October 26, 1967
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Known For:
Der Bettelstudent
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Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1958-01-24
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Through Thick and Thin
Overview: Theo Müller and his family inherit a vintage car that turns out to have a wayward mind of its own, fixing the family troubles and some romances with a series of guardian angel and/or matchmaking shenanigans.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1951-01-01
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The Thief of Bagdad
Overview: Fatme has quite the talent for getting herself into trouble and escaping with her head intact. But when she's caught rifling through Caliph Omar's possessions, she finds herself in serious trouble. News of a theft makes the rounds and now the caliph's men are after her. Fortunately, she's able to find refuge with a sheikh, who isn't quite so thorough in checking his possessions. And it's thanks to him, that Fatme is able to get away with her newly acquired goods.
Genres: Adventure Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1952-04-10
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Tanzende Sterne
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Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1952-11-27
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Fanfaren der Ehe
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1953-01-01
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Fräulein vom Amt
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1954-01-01
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Bei Pichler stimmt die Kasse nicht
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1961-05-18
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Dany, bitte schreiben Sie
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1956-05-07
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Three Girls from the Rhine
Overview: Therese Hübner, owner of the “Linde”, is desperately trying to protect her long-established business from being taken over by the “Palasthotel”. But the bank manager doesn't want to grant her the loan she urgently needs, as he is betting on the newly opened luxury hostel. It's now old or new for the Linden landlady, who is shocked to realize that her daughters are also in favor of “modernity”. But just as she's about to give up, the tide turns. An admirer in love with his daughter Sabine plays fate...
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1955-11-25
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Love in Stunt Flying
Overview: Mabel is a successful pilot who hates sensational media, but falls in love with Jack, a womanizer journalist with conservative views on gender. When the two of them get married, they make a deal: Mabel will cease to fly as long as Jack doesn't interview any more women. But how long can they keep their pact?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1937-08-09
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Die Frauen des Herrn S.
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1951-08-09
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Liebe will gelernt sein
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1963-02-27
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Heinz in the Moon
Overview: A young man of property is engaged to two women at once.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1934-09-04
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Ein Herz voll Musik
Overview: Ellinor Patton is so wealthy that her six unsuccessful marriages are considered befitting of her status. She is currently unhappily single again and hoping for her lucky number seven. Vico, the hotel owner's son, dreams of a career as a singer and is in love with the flower girl Blanche. His father is eagerly trying to prevent both. Vico proves that he really has talent at a concert by the Mantovani orchestra.
Genres: Romance Comedy Music
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1955-09-01
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Pension Schöller
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1952-08-09
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Theft of the Sabines
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1954-04-02
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Black Fighter Johanna
Overview: Germany under Napoleon. Johanna is travelling by stagecoach when one of its occupants, Major Korfes, is arrested by the French militia. Before capture, he gives Johanna a mysterious letter. To solve the mystery, she joins the German corps as the “Black Hunter”. A fantastic breeches role for the lesbian Marianne Hoppe, who two years later, married her gay film partner Gustav Gründgens to prevent persecution by the Nazis.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1934-09-05
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Wenn abends die Heide träumt
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1952-12-19
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If the Father and the Son
Overview: After Clown Teddy lost his son, he lost his gift for laughter. He opened a joke shop and lives above the shop. His landlady has had a foster son since birth, and Teddy decides to raise the child, who always believed that Teddy was his father. When the mother suddenly appears five years later and wants her son, Teddy decides to run away with the child and goes back onstage with his son. Will the family catch up with them, or will the mother never get her son back?
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1955-08-01
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Wenn Frauen schwindeln
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1957-12-30
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Charley's Aunt
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1934-08-16
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Amphitryon: Happiness from the Clouds
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1935-07-18
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Opera Ball
Overview: After the operetta of the same name of Richard Heuberger in 1890-1914 all kinds of situation comic from happy-go-lucky Vienna of the turn of the century, the time of the first cars and the absurd bath costumes: Husbands in the Chambre Separee, her little dizziness and mistake plays, the tumultuous whirl of a grand ball... - A high-spirited comedy at considerable entertainment level.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1939-12-22
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In Munich stands a Hofbäuhaus
Overview: Berlin tongue encounters Munich lifestyle. A comedy around Oktoberfest. Movies, FRG, 1951 Fita Benkhoff, Paul Kemp, Liesl Karlstadt, etc. A Berlin producer of nerve healing, vitamin-enriched and expanding its life-prolonging lemonade stand in front of all the Schottenhammel at the Oktoberfest on - under the slogan helps Berlin Munich: an intolerable provocation. And then come the Saxons ... Turbulent comedy about beer, Oktoberfest and a lot of originals from Germany!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1952-01-21
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On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight
Overview: After many years on the oceans, sailor Hannes Wedderkamp has finally returned to Hamburg. On St. Pauli, Hannes sings songs from the sea in the hippodrome of his best friend Pitter Breuer on the Reeperbahn with the "Quetschkommode" songs and cares for the audience.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1954-12-15
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Wenn wir alle Engel wären
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1956-09-20
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Immer die Mädchen
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1959-08-14
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The Beaver Coat
Overview: Mother Wolffen, a washerwoman, is a woman of principle: A poor man must do what he must to get through life, only he mustn't get caught doing it. All sorts of crooked deals contribute to the improvement of the daily menu and the increase of household funds. When everyone is searching for pensioner Krueger's missing beaverskin coat, Mother Wolffen and her family are calmly enjoying fresh roast venison.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1949-10-21
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Was bin ich ohne Dich
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Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1934-08-23
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Alte Kameraden
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1934-10-04
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Der Ammenkönig
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1935-12-05
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Die Werft zum Grauen Hecht
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1935-08-21
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The Marriage Swindler
Overview: A confidence trickster is released from prison and travels to a village where he blackmails and tricks women out of their savings.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1938-02-15
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Boccaccio
Overview: The residents of the town of Ferrara are swept up in a tide of emotion and physical passion by the writings of a Renaissance author. Before long, the town is in chaos and it becomes difficult to keep track of which characters have been involved with one another. Is it any wonder the Germans didn't take their Italian allies seriously?!
Genres: Music
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1936-07-30
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Der schüchterne Casanova
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1936-02-13
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Majesty on a Detour
Overview: The new-rich mother of a film child who became famous overnight is trying to bring her little son together with the twelve-year-old king of a Balkan country, who is currently in Brussels, for validity and advertising reasons. The children actually get to know each other and run away with an 'Liftboy' to Antwerp for adventure.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1958-12-17
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Die beiden Seehunde
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1934-12-19
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Immer nur Du
Overview: The two stars of an upcoming operetta performance quarrel constantly. but they also fall in love with each other.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1941-08-22
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Meine Freundin Josefine
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1942-11-04
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Liebe, Luft und lauter Lügen
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1959-08-19
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Schneider Wibbel
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1939-08-17
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Ein Mädel wirbelt durch die Welt
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1934-03-02
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Hangmen, Women, and Soldiers
Overview: Nazi propaganda film with Hans Albers starring in a dual role as a daring German airman and a Russian general, two cousins who find themselves facing each other in bitter enmity after the end of World War I.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1935-12-19
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Diskretion – Ehrensache
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1938-08-23
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Frau Luna
Overview: Berlin's theatre crowd is excited about the new operetta "Frau Luna". But for the head of the city's vice police, who was invited to the dress rehearsal, the costumes for the ladies onstage are a bit too revealing. He demands the show be cancelled as offensive. The president of the Thusneldenbund has taken it upon himself to alert everyone about the growth of immorality in the capital. The theatre director Knopp has come up with an idea to convince these "fine" gentlemen to let the operetta go onstage again: He intends to win over the friendship of the moral police and then nothing will stand in the way of "Frau Luna" once more being performed.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1941-07-22
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Melodie des Schicksals
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1950-10-05
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Das singende Hotel
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1953-07-29
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Maxie
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1954-10-13
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Der Himmel ist nie ausverkauft
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1955-07-20
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Opernball
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Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1956-08-29
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Ein Sommer, den man nie vergißt
Overview: The young Ernst Leuchtenthal is planning to travel to the USA for a year to study. Before he leaves, his father asks him for a meeting. Consul Leuchtenthal wants to get his son a "good" marriage before he disappears overseas. The old man has the very young, attractive Christine von Auffenberg in mind, who runs a breeding farm for chinchillas. This would fit in well with the consul's business, as he earns good money as a fur trader. Ernst is not too keen on marrying a woman his father has chosen for him, especially as he does not love Christine. In the local children's home he meets the light-blonde Marianne, and for him it is like love at first sight.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1959-12-18
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Erinnerst Du Dich?
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1961-12-14
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Ein Engel namens Schmitt
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1964-10-10
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Geisterkomödie
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Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1965-02-27
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Der Raub der Sabinerinnen
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1966-07-16
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Frühling in Baden-Baden
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1967-09-29
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Taxi-Kitty
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1950-12-28
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Schüsse in Kabine 7
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1938-02-18
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Ich brauche Dich
Overview: The actress Julia Bach is married to the famous director, Professor Paulus Allmann; however, no one is to know about the marriage. Julia doesn't want a career simply because she has a famous spouse. For that reason, Paulus always has to go on his concert tours alone. It's no wonder then, that he soon starts to feel neglected. These feelings of neglect are encouraged by his ex-wife Hedi, who's always hanging around. When Paulus one day forgets his wife's birthday, she goes on the rampage in the presence of guests. Wounded, Paulus leaves their home. Julia thinks there's only one way to save their marriage: for one year -- until her next birthday -- they are not to see one another. In that period of time, it should be abundantly clear whether they belong together or not.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1944-05-12
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Moral
Overview: The double standards of a social class, which pontificates with big words what is proper and improper in the world of morality, while in its heart thinks very differently and acts accordingly.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1936-08-02
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Manege
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1937-10-07
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Liebeslied
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1935-12-16
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Ich habe von dir geträumt
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1944-07-21
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Muss man sich gleich scheiden lassen?
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1953-10-01
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Das Fräulein von Barnhelm
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1940-10-22
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Die Zeit mit dir
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1948-12-23
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Krach im Hinterhaus
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1949-07-04
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Kein Engel ist so rein
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1950-03-31
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Der erste Frühlingstag
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1956-06-05
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Spaßvögel
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1939-01-20
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So ein Früchtchen
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1942-06-26
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Ihr Privatsekretär
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1940-02-22
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Diener lassen bitten
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1936-08-13
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Trouble with Jolanthe
Overview: Comedy about a prize pig, who’s more than a tad responsible for the turbulent adventures in his small town.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1934-08-17
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The Midnight Venus
Overview: An inventive small-town tailor rises to international success with his daring and unusual designs.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1951-03-01
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Die goldene Maske
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1939-09-14
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Von Liebe reden wir später
Overview: The beautician Angela Bell, a well-off middle-aged lady, and the respected fashion doctor Prof. Christian Hollmann would like to get married, but there is a catch: Hollmann is still married to his somewhat annoying wife Margot. Angela, however, has to get married as soon as possible because as a foreigner she will lose her work permit if she does not become a German citizen soon. The couple then come up with the idea of marrying Angela to the German bachelor Jonny Pitter, a writer - a sham marriage with no dishonorable consequences, of course. What neither Angela nor Prof. Hollmann suspect is that Jonny has been in love with Angela for some time
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1953-03-05
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Many Lies
Overview: The stories' setup: a bunch of passive weaklings being dominated by two strong and ambitious women who fight for the same man.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1938-12-23
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Straßenmusik
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1936-07-09
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Johann
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1943-12-03
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Freitag, der 13.
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1949-11-09
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Petermann ist dagegen
Overview: Experiences during a voyage with a KDF-steamer (Kraft Durch Freude = Power Through Joy, a nazi campaign that allowed working class people to make affordable holidays often on steamers).Grumpy old Petermann is a moaner, but during a KDF-tour on the "Der Deutsche" there's so much Freude that he is transformed into a playful nice old chap. It has some beautiful moments despite the obvious promotion of the KDFconcept.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1938-01-14
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Die un-erhörte Frau
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1936-10-15
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Wenn Frauen schweigen
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1937-09-09
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Casanova heiratet
Overview: The actor Ralph Gregor plays "Casanova" on the stage and everyone expects, that he also lives out the role in real life. Johanna Brinkmann, known as "Joe", tries everything to make her husband jealous of Ralph. Ralph, however, is actually dating his colleague Steffie. After a fight with her, he takes off on a short trip into the countryside and there gets to know the attractive Gertrude, with whom he falls in love. In short order, he proposes to and marries her. Soon, however, Gertude gets to know Steffie and Joe, who appear to know Ralph much better than they do, and Gertrude loses it.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1940-02-29
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Der Hauptmann und sein Held
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1955-07-07
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Morgen ist alles besser
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1948-12-21
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Ingeborg
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1960-10-05
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Inheritance in Pretoria
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1934-10-18
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Ist Mama nicht fabelhaft?
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Genres: Family Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1958-08-13
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..und die Liebe lacht dazu
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1957-05-23
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Der Scheiterhaufen
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1945-01-01
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Mother and Child
Overview: Consul Petersen and his wife are desperate, because they lost their only child and can’t have another. At the same time, the maid Anna is expecting a child, whose father, Jurgen, works in a sawmill. When both of them lose their jobs, they fear they won’t be able to feed the newborn. Thus, they strike a deal with the Petersens, which works for both couples: Anna and Jurgen will receive a farm from the Petersens, free and clear; and the two will allow the Petersens to adopt the child. Anna and Jurgen marry and are quite happy; but when the child is finally born, Anna doesn’t wish to surrender him and flees with the child into the Wattenmeer.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1934-01-04
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Das gestohlene Jahr
Overview: A humble girl who works in an Austrian village post office discovers a dream world,including an aspiring violinist she is attracted to, on a trip to Vienna.Should the young lovers,to get money for a new existence, steal from her workplace?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1951-06-21
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Familie Schimek
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1957-06-20
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Ein Kind, ein Hund, ein Vagabund
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1934-11-29
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Der streitbare Herr Kickel
Overview: Mr. Kickel makes a bet with Mr. Müller as to whether Kickel will be arrested that very day.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1933-01-01
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Was wird hier gespielt?
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Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1940-07-19
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Was will Brigitte?
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1941-01-07
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Hilfe, ich bin unsichtbar
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1951-07-06
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Drunter und drüber
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1939-02-17
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Der Störenfried
Overview: Film by Jacoby.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1934-02-02
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Der Meisterboxer
Overview: Film by Fred Sauer.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1934-05-10
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Stimme des Blutes
Overview: Two brothers (Albert Matterstock and Attila Hoerbiger), who are trapeze artists, are getting along just fine until Hoerbiger runs off with his brother's wife. Matterstock isn't very pleased when his wife is killed.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1938-01-01
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