
Gerda Maurus
Acting
Biography
Gerda Maurus was an Austrian actress who became a star through her appearances in silent films.
Born: August 25, 1903
Place of Birth: Breitenfurt, Austria
Known For

Spies
The mastermind behind a ubiquitous spy operation learns of a dangerous romance between a Russian lady in his employ and a dashing agent from the government's secret service.

Woman in the Moon
A scientist discovers that there's gold on the moon. He builds a rocket to fly there, but there's too much rivalry among the crew to have a successful expedition.

The Stranger
"The Stranger" is Mrs. Clarkson, the wife of a wealthy American. Mrs. Clarkson has entered into matrimony for the express purpose of accumulating a great deal of money. No, she isn't a spendthrift: She hopes to use the cash to finance a campaign of revenge, levelled against the man who ruined her mother.

Der Dschungel ruft
Rich American Dina Morris and her New York friends sail through the Indian Ocean on a yacht. When the ship suffers a machine damage near the coast, it is decided to go ashore.

Princess Sissy
A UFA feature film about the little Princess Sissi, later Elisabeth of Austria—the legendary and beloved Queen of the Habsburgs to this day.

Der Doppelgänger

The Daredevil
Harbour policeman Hans and his companion rescue a young woman from water during their night watch, to find out she is connected with a jewel robbery in which a gangster now owner of an hippodrome, an out jailed one and his mistress now mixed up with an American millionaire weave some obscure plans.

The Shot in the Talker Studio
During the shooting of a jealousy scene on a soundstage, one actress is murdered. Due to the fact that the male star of the movie had a relation with the victim and the female star is now his fiance, he is suspected by the police.

Perpetrator wanted
A dedicated editor, who is engaged to the daughter of a wealthy senator thrills her father with a lecture about convictions based on circumstantial evidence. When a corpse with a disfigured face is found in the house of the senator, evidence points to the editor. An entertaining thriller with a fairly intricate plot and some critical comments on the practice of the law. Based on the novel "Der geschlossene Ring" by Frank Arnau.

The Little Town will go to Sleep
In a small town a bag with delicate letters disappears. Many of the residents are worried about their written messages. A clever sculptor uses the opportunity to play a prank.
Filmography
as Charlotte Altmann
as Frau Grete Brinkmann
as Afra
as Ludovika - Seine Gattin
as Sonja Lubinskaja, called 'B27'
as Dina Morris
as Germaine de Roche
as Sybil Herford
as Gerda Gildemeister
as Gloria, seine Freundin
as Annemarie Burkhardt
as Vera - seine Tochter
as Vera Clarkson
as Filmdiva
as Vera
as Friede Velten
as Sonya Baranilkowa