The best Ludwig Stössel’s movies

Ludwig Stössel

Ludwig Stössel

12/02/1883- 29/01/1973
Today we present the best Ludwig Stössel’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best Ludwig Stössel’s movies.
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Casablanca

Casablanca
8.5/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 15/01/1943
  • Character: Mr. Leuchtag (uncredited)
In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
7.9/10
After a detective is assaulted by thugs and placed in an asylum run by Professor Baum, he observes the professor's preoccupation with another patient, the criminal genius Dr. Mabuse the hypnotist. When Mabuse's notes are found to be connected with a rash of recent crimes, Commissioner Lohmann must determine how Mabuse is communicating with the criminals, despite conflicting reports on the doctor's whereabouts, and capture him for good.

Woman of the Year

Woman of the Year
7.1/10
Rival reporters Sam and Tess fall in love and get married, only to find their relationship strained when Sam comes to resent Tess' hectic lifestyle.

The Pride of the Yankees

The Pride of the Yankees
7.6/10
  • Genre: DramaFamily
  • Release: 14/07/1942
  • Character: Henry 'Pop' Gehrig
The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.

Action in the North Atlantic

Action in the North Atlantic
7/10
  • Genre: DramaWar
  • Release: 12/06/1943
  • Character: Capt. Ziemer (uncredited)
Lieutenant Joe Rossi is 1st Officer on a Liberty Ship in a great convoy bound from Halifax to Murmansk. After German subs crushed the convoy his ship loses the convoy and is heading alone to Murmansk. In spite of attacks by German planes and subs he get the ship safely to Murmansk.

Man Hunt

Man Hunt
7.2/10
British hunter Thorndike vacationing in Bavaria has Hitler in his gun sight. He is captured, beaten, left for dead, and escapes back to London where he is hounded by German agents and aided by a young woman.

The Climax

The Climax
5.4/10
Dr. Hohner, theatre physician at the Vienna Royal Theatre, murders his mistress, the star soprano when his jealousy drives him to the point of mad obsession. Ten years later, another young singer reminds Hohner of the late diva and his old mania kicks in. Hohner wants to prevent her from singing for anyone but him, even if it means silencing her forever.

All Through the Night

All Through the Night
7.1/10
Broadway gamblers stumble across a plan by Nazi saboteurs to blow up an American battleship.

House of Dracula

House of Dracula
5.7/10
A scientist working on cures for rare afflictions, such as a bone softening agent made from molds to allow him to correct the spinal deformity of his nurse, finds the physical causes of lycanthropy in wolf-man Larry Talbot and of vampirism in Count Dracula, but himself becomes afflicted with homicidal madness while exchanging blood with Dracula.

G.I. Blues

G.I. Blues
6.2/10
  • Genre: ComedyMusic
  • Release: 23/11/1960
  • Character: Owner of Puppet Show
Stationed in West Germany, soldier Tulsa McLean (Elvis Presley) hopes to open up a nightclub when he gets out of the army. Tulsa may lack the capital for such a venture, but a chance to raise the cash comes his way through a friendly wager. Local dancer Lili (Juliet Prowse) is a notorious ice queen, and Tulsa bets everything he has that a friend of his can earn her affections. But, when that friend is dispatched to Alaska, it's up to Tulsa to melt Lili's heart.

Above Suspicion

Above Suspicion
6.5/10
  • Genre: DramaThriller
  • Release: 31/05/1943
  • Character: Herr Schultz the Innsbruck Forger (Uncredited)
Two newlyweds spy on the Nazis for the British Secret Service during their honeymoon in Europe.

Who Done It?

Who Done It?
7.3/10
  • Genre: ComedyMystery
  • Release: 30/10/1942
  • Character: Dr. Anton Marek
Two dumb soda jerks dream of writing radio mysteries. When they try to pitch an idea at a radio station, they end up in the middle of a real murder when the station owner is killed during a broadcast.

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh
6.4/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 11/12/1942
  • Character: Dr. Grazlich (Doc Powers' Partner)
Charles 'Pittsburgh' Markham rides roughshod over his friends, his lovers, and his ideals in his trek toward financial success in the Pittsburgh steel industry, only to find himself deserted and lonely at the top. When his crash comes, he finds that fate has dealt him a second chance.

The Sun Shines Bright

The Sun Shines Bright
6.9/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 02/05/1953
  • Character: Herman Felsburg
John Ford weaves three "Judge Priest" stories together to form a good- natured exploration of honour and small-town politics in the South around the turn of the century. Judge William Priest is involved variously in revealing the real identity of Lucy Lake, reliving his Civil War memories, preventing the lynching of a youth and contesting the elections with Yankee Horace K. Maydew.

Cloak and Dagger

Cloak and Dagger
6.6/10
In Fritz Lang's compelling World War II espionage thriller, Gary Cooper stars as Alvah Jasper, a shy and retiring physics professor at a midwestern university. When government agents press Jasper into joining them in an effort to curtail the Nazis' efforts to attain atomic secrets, his life takes a dramatic turn.

A Song Is Born

A Song Is Born
6.9/10
The story of seven scholars in search of an expert to teach them about swing music. They seem to have found the perfect candidate in winsome nightclub singer Honey Swanson. But Honey's gangster boyfriend doesn't want to give her up.

From the Earth to the Moon

From the Earth to the Moon
5.1/10
Set just after the American civil war, businessman and inventor Victor Barbicane invents a new source of power called Power X. He plans to use it to power rockets, and to show its potential he plans to send a projectile to the moon. Joining him for the trip are his assistant Ben Sharpe, Barbicane's arch-rival Stuyvesant Nicholl, and Nicholl's daughter Virginia. Nicholl believes that Power X goes against the will of God and sabotages the projectile so that they cannot return to earth, setting up a suspenseful finale as they battle to repair the projectile.

Dance, Girl, Dance

Dance, Girl, Dance
6.8/10
Judy O'Brien is an aspiring ballerina in a dance troupe. Also in the company is Bubbles, a brash mantrap who leaves the struggling troupe for a career in burlesque. When the company disbands, Bubbles gives Judy a thankless job as her stooge. The two eventually clash when both fall for the same man.

Great Guns

Great Guns
6.1/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 10/10/1941
  • Character: Dr. Schickel
Laurel and Hardy join the army. They are hardly soldiers, but they believe their employer, (Dick Nelson) will need them now he's drafted.

Too Young to Kiss

Too Young to Kiss
6.1/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 22/11/1951
  • Character: German Piano Accompanist (uncredited)
Eric Wainwright (Van Johnson), a busy impresario, is besieged by hordes of wannabe concert stars, eager for their big break. One of them is Cynthia Potter (June Allyson), a talented pianist... but she can't get in to see him. When she learns that Wainwright is auditioning young musicians for a children's concert tour, Cynthia dons braces and bobby sox and passes herself off as a child prodigy.

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