Lisbon

1956

English

5.9

♡ 4

25%

Ray Milland Director

Ray Milland as Capt. Robert John Evans

Francis Lederer as Seraphim

Robie Lester as Singer

Maureen O'Hara as Sylvia Merrill

For Capt. Robert John Evans, smuggling black-market goods is nothing out of the ordinary. But one day he's hired by Aristides Mavros for a more involved assignment -- sneaking an imprisoned American out of communist-controlled territory. The job seems challenging enough, but when he meets the prisoner's sultry wife, Sylvia, he realizes his mission comes with a startling catch: Not only must he rescue this man, he must bring him back from the dead.

Romance in Manhattan

1934

English

6.8

♡ 6

57%

Stephen Roberts Director

Irving Bacon as Counterman

Harold Goodwin as Doctor at Police Station

Francis Lederer as Karel Novak

Ginger Rogers as Sylvia Dennis

Karel Novak is an incredibly naive Czech immigrant who is taken under the wing of streetwise New York chorus girl Sylvia. With the help of lovable cop-on-the-beat Murphy, Sylvia hides Karel from the immigration authorities and ultimately falls in love with him. In addition to Karel's illegal-alien status, the plot is complicated by a crooked lawyer and a group of well-meaning welfare workers who endeavor to place Sylvia's kid brother Frank in a foster home.

Puddin' Head

1941

English

6.1

♡ 2

Joseph Santley Director

George Morrell as Hillbilly

Alma Kruger as Matilda Montgomery

Betty Blythe as Mrs. Bowser

Francis Lederer as Prince Karl

On the day that United Broadcasting System's new building is dedicated, bumbling vice-president Harold L. Montgomery, Sr. discovers that he gave the wrong survey to the builders...

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

1939

English

6.7

♡ 13

100%

Anatole Litvak Director

Hans Schumm as Bismarck Officer with Crew List

Edward G. Robinson as Edward Renard

Francis Lederer as Kurt Schneider

Regis Toomey as Tom - in Coffee Shop

FBI agent Ed Renard investigates the pre-War espionage activities of the German-American Bund.

Terror Is a Man

1959

English

5.3

♡ 4

24%

Eddie Romero Director

Francis Lederer as Dr. Charles Girard

Greta Thyssen as Frances Girard

Oscar Keesee as Walter Perrera

Richard Derr as William Fitzgerald

A mad scientist transforms a panther into a man-like creature that escapes and goes on a murderous rampage.

Pandora's Box

1929

German

7.7

♡ 9

93%

86%

Action

based on play or musical

Georg Wilhelm Pabst Director

Francis Lederer as Alwa Schön

Fritz Kortner as Dr. Ludwig Schön

Louise Brooks as Lulu

Carl Goetz as Schigolch

Lulu is a young woman so beautiful and alluring that few can resist her siren charms. The men drawn into her web include respectable newspaper publisher Dr. Ludwig Schön, his musical producer son Alwa, circus performer Rodrigo Quast, and seedy old Schigolch. When Lulu's charms inevitably lead to tragedy, the downward spiral encompasses them all.

Captain Carey, U.S.A.

1949

English

6.4

♡ 3

Crime

Drama

oss (office of strategic services)

Mitchell Leisen Director

Thomas Browne Henry as Art Dealer

Wanda Hendrix as Baronessa Giulia de Greffi

Francis Lederer as Baron Rocco de Greffi

Russ Tamblyn as Pietro

Near the end of World War II, a secret American raid on an enemy transportation hub goes very wrong when a turncoat warns the enemy. Led by Capt. Webster Carey, the mission causes the deaths of many bystanders -- among them, Carey believes, his Italian girlfriend, Giulia de Graffi. Back home, Carey stumbles across evidence that might uncover the identity of the informant. But, when he returns to Italy to get even, Carey is stunned by what he finds.

The Diary of a Chambermaid

1946

English

6.5

♡ 5

Drama

Romance

Jean Renoir Director

Reginald Owen as Captain Lanlaire

Paulette Goddard as Célestine

Hurd Hatfield as Georges Lanlaire

Francis Lederer as Joseph

Celestine, the chamber-maid, has a new job in the country, at the Lanlaires. She has decided to use her beauty to seduce a wealthy man, but Mr. Lanlaire is not a right choice: the house is firmly controlled by Madame Lanlaire, helped by the strange valet Joseph. Then she tries the neighbour, former officer Mauger. This seems to work. But soon the son of the Lanlaires comes back. He is young, attractive and does not share his mother's antirepublican opinions. So Celestine's beauty attracts Captain Mauger, young Georges Lanlaire, and Joseph. Three men, from three different social classes, with three different conceptions of life. Will Celestine be able to convince Georges of her sincerity?