Willi Schaeffers

The Laugh Doctor

Because the soulful county doctor in a small spa town in the mountains has interfered with the business of selling "healing waters", he incurs the enmity of the local shopkeepers. And for that reason, his candidacy for the post of District Medical Officer is thwarted.

Das Glück liegt auf der Straße

The Stars Shine

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

Und Nelson spielt

Rudolf Nelson and the Weintraub Syncoptators lead thru a short musical revue, featuring eccentric dancers, singers, and a small chorus-line.

The Big Chance

Heidelberg teenagers make jazz music.

The Merry-Go-Round

Drama about street walker Elena who marries shop keeper Albert. When her former pimp Peter shows up, her life is ruined. She shoots him and poisons herself.

Brillanten

Two mysterious events, both surrounding valuable diamonds, occur a decade and an ocean apart. Can a jeweler's assistant uncover the truth?

Menschen ohne Vaterland

In Latvia at the end of the First World War, a group of Freikorps battle against an attempted takeover of the Baltic States by Communist forces.

Red Roses, Red Lips, Red Wine

Art dealer Thormann asks for the hand of his beautiful secretary Nora, but Nora loves Captain Hans Westhoff. But while Westhoff is hiding in Italy to avoid jail time, his heroic death is reported in his homeland.

Kiki

Kiki who has a walk-on part in a show, is in love with her director, who doesn't notice her at all. She settles into his home and causes him to break up with his lover, the star of the show; and finally manages to make him love her.