The films of Brigitte Helm 1927-35

 
The German actress Brigitte Helm (17 March 1908 - 11 June 1996) had an extensive film career, commencing with her starring role in Fritz Lang's Metropolis, filmed during 1925-6 and released in January 1927. She was a busy actress in Germany, France and Italy up until her final film An Ideal Husband in 1935.

Filmography

1927

1. Metropolis, 1927, director: Fritz Lang. YouTube - duration: 184.21 minutes. Quality - high.

2. At the Edge of the World / Am Rande der Welt, 1927, director: Karl Grune. YouTube - duration: 67.28 minutes. Quality - low.

3. The Love of Jeanne Ney / Die Liebe der Jeanne Ney, 1927, director: G.W. Pabst. YouTube - duration: 105.06 minutes. Quality - high. Subtitles - English. Longest known version - 113 minutes.

1928

4. Alraune, 1928, director: Henrik Galeen; title role. YouTube - duration: 98.16 minutes. Quality - medium. Subtitles - English. Longest known version - 107 minutes.

5. The Devious Path / Abwege, 1928, director: G.W. Pabst. YouTube - duration: 96.18 minutes.

6. Yacht of the Seven Sins / Die Yacht der sieben Sünden, 1928, directors: Jacob Fleck, Luise Fleck. YouTube - duration: 3.33 minutes of the total 81 minute film. Quality - medium.

7. L'Argent, 1928, director: Marcel L'Herbier. YouTube - duration: 164.27 minutes.

1929

8. Scandal in Baden-Baden / Skandal in Baden-Baden, 1929, director: Erich Waschneck.

9. Manolescu, 1929, director: Victor Tourjansky. YouTube - duration: 52 minutes. Quality - low. Subtitles - English.

10. The Wonderful Lies of Nina Petrovna / Die wunderbare Lüge der Nina Petrowna, 1929, director: Hanns Schwarz. YouTube - duration: 99.51 minutes. Quality - high. Subtitles - French.

1930

11. The Singing City / Die singende Stadt, 1930, director Carmine Gallone. YouTube - duration: 36 minutes. Final section of the movie. Quality - medium. Audio.

12. Alraune, 1930, director: Richard Oswald; title role.

1931

13. Gloria, 1931, director: Hans Behrendt. YouTube - duration: 81.35 minutes. Also stars Gustav Fröhlich, her Metropolis co-star. German version.

14. Gloria, 1931, director: Yvan Noé. French version. YouTube - duration: 2.43 minutes from full movie.

15. In the Employ of the Secret Service / Im Geheimdienst, 1931, director: Gustav Ucicky.

1932

16. The Blue Danube, 1932, director: Herbert Wilcox.

17. The Countess of Monte Cristo / Die Gräfin von Monte-Christo, 1932, director: Karl Hartl. YouTube - duration: 84.19 minutes. Quality - medium. Subtitles - none. Audio.

18. The Mistress of Atlantis (Die Herrin von Atlantis, 1932) director: G.W. Pabst. YouTube, duration: 89.18 minutes. Quality - high. Audio - French.

19. Three on a Honeymoon (Hochzeitsreise zu dritt, 1932), director: Erich Schmidt.

1933

20. Honeymoon Trip (Voyage de noces, 1933), directors: Germain Fried, Joe May, Erich Schmidt.

21. The Marathon Runner (Der Läufer von Marathon, 1933), director: Ewald André Dupont.

22. Spies at Work (Spione am Werk, 1933), director: Gerhard Lamprecht.

23. The Star of Valencia, L'Étoile de Valencia, 1933, director: Serge de Poligny.

24. Happy Days in Aranjuez, Die schönen Tage von Aranjuez, 1933, director: Johannes Meyer.

25. Inge and the Millions, Inge und die Millionen, 1933, director: rich Engel.

1934

26. Gold, 1934, director: Karl Hartl. YouTube - duration: 113.40 minutes. Restored. Quality - high. Longest known version - 120 minutes.

27. The Island, Die Insel, 1934, director: Hans Steinhoff.

28. Count Woronzeff  / Fürst Woronzeff, 1934, director: Arthur Robison.

1935

29. An Ideal Husband, Ein idealer Gatte, 1935, director: Herbert Selpin. Based on a story by Thea von Harbou. YouTube - duration: 78.02 minutes. 

1965

30. The Love Goddesses, 1965. Documentary.

1978

31. Wie im Traum, 1978, short, director: Egon Haase.

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Last updated: 25 June 2023

Michael Organ, Australia

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