
Horst Birr
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Horst Birr.
Born: February 17, 1912
Place of Birth: Leipzig, Germany
Known For

Napoleon Is to Blame for Everything
English Lord Arthur Cavershoot is a passionate Napoleon scholar who badly neglects his wife Josephine for his obsession with the French emperor. When the cranky historian travels to a Napoleon conference in Paris, his smart spouse secretly follows him. Unnoticed by her, the city of love threatens to spark a romance between Arthur and a chorus girl.

The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes
Two dubious characters disguise themselves as Holmes and Watson to gain attention and end up chasing counterfeiters and stolen stamps.

Seven Slaps
William MacPhab loses seven-pounds in the stock market and decides to slap the man who was responsible for the stock manipulation that caused him to lose his money. Astor Terbanks, the stock-market manipulator is surprised the next day when he gets soundly slapped by MacPhab, and the latter promises to deliver one more a day for the next six days. Terbank's daughter, Daisy, is amused by the procedure and is attracted to MacPhab.

The Stars Shine
German all-star musical from 1938 that was a big commercial success.

The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson look into reports that a huge, vicious hound has killed Lord Charles Baskerville and that Lord Henry Baskerville is the next to be killed.

D III 88
Across German screens at the outbreak of WWII streaks "DIII88: The New German Air Force Attacks", an aeronautic and maritime spectacle glorifying Hermann Goring's Luftwaffe and the spirit of the newly arisen Germany. Once war became imminent, Joseph Goebbels instructed the German film industry to initiate production of numerous militaristic projects, but DIII88 was initiated by the Propaganda Minister's rival, Goring, who commissioned several aviation pictures. DIII88 is not a war picture per se, because it takes place in peacetime, but the young, fresh-faced air aces enthusiastically look forward to the coming war. The propaganda is blatant: The only thing that matters is dedication to duty and unconditional commitment to the Fatherland.

Herz ist Trumpf

Battle Squadron Lützow
Propaganda film telling the story of a German bomber crew taking part in the invasion of Poland and attacks on British shipping.

Leichte Kavallerie
Rosika, a girl from Genoa, fled her innkeeper stepfather after he tried to abuse her. She finds refuge - and a job as well - in a traveling circus. Cherubini, the owner of the big top, falls in love with the lovely young woman and makes her the star of the show 'Light Cavalry'. But unfortunately for him Rosika's heart beats for Geza, the stable boy.

Savoy-Hotel 217
A Moscow hotel waiter, found at the scene of a murder, tries to locate the real killer among a series of suspects.
Filmography
as Obergefreiter Hasinger
as Schütze Jupp Derksen
as Monteur Hasinger
as Bob, ein Schiffsjunge
as Kruse
as 2. Schlafwagenschaffner
as Wanja - Hotelangestellter
as André
as Peter, Schiffsjunge, Tonis Freund
as Emil Kummerberg, Kellner